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On a per passenger mile basis, the government subsidizes rail much more than it subsidizes highway use.
by kevinburke 15y ago
On a per passenger mile basis, the government subsidizes rail much more than it subsidizes highway use.
- Duff 15y agoDoes that statistic include: - Freight traffic - State and municipal costs, including law enforcement. (Ex, New York employs over 40,000 state and municipal workers dedicated to roadways, not including contractors) - Health impact. (Exhaust has significant health effects and associated costs. See http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/eode/comm-air-survey-report.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/eode/comm-air-surv...) - Direct and indirect government support of various auto-related industries. The costs are more than just laying down blacktop.