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I'm not sure I understand your argument - trains in Europe and Japan are not private. We're talking about Elon Musk and looking past the status quo of stuff. T
by andys627 15y ago
I'm not sure I understand your argument - trains in Europe and Japan are not private.
We're talking about Elon Musk and looking past the status quo of stuff. The status quo I'm trying to look past is "do everything based on cars, for cars, for the benefit of cars, because cars are the way old people have done it and they're obviously right. Cars. Cars. And more cars."
- Symmetry 15y agoTrains in Europe aren't private, but the companies that make the trains are. And in fact all the trains in Japan (even the Tokyo subway!) are private. I very much agree that we ought to get away from promoting cars so much, but lets not kid ourselves. The problem isn't developers, but middle class Americans who like their cars.
- andys627 15y agoMiddle class americans might like cars - but our government certainly encouraged them. Perhaps this is what we should stop first, and then parking lots next to train stations may be less of an issue.
- nickik 15y agoNot sure about this but I think in Japan a lot of train projects where funded by the central bank by printing money. Classic Keynes Style.