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It would be interesting to make a list of politicians and decision makers along that route, and then map their "influences". For example, Politician X receives
by chiefalchemist 4y ago
It would be interesting to make a list of politicians and decision makers along that route, and then map their "influences". For example, Politician X receives $Y from the airline industry or the auto industry. Or Consultant Z is married to VP at company that will suffer from the rail line being operational.
These strings exist. Who is pulling them?
- melling 4y agoPolitics is the problem? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/09/us/california-high-speed-rail-politics.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/09/us/california-high-speed-... I can remember when Governor Moonbeam wanted to build HSR in California in the 1970’s. Short-sighted individuals just wanted to build wider highways.
- chiefalchemist 4y agoI believe the film "The Candiate" (Robert Redford) is set in CA. You could remake that film today and mo one would know it was remake.