All true, but I'll just keep saying: $100 billion and counting. 171 miles of track from Merced to Bakersfield in 2030, by which time it'll be $200 billion, prob

All true, but I'll just keep saying: $100 billion and counting. 171 miles of track from Merced to Bakersfield in 2030, by which time it'll be $200 billion, probably. The scale changes everything. Intuitive arguments like yours melt away.