Gideonprime
Guardian of the Wastes
- Jun 26, 2012
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How many people are going to use a coast to coast bullet train?
Compare that to how many of us will be paying for it.
The cost benefit analysis doesn't favor the project
Have you ever been out of the United States?
I suggest you go to Europe (or Japan).
Yes I have and European countries are much much smaller than the US. Try factoring that into your equations.
The fact is that very very few people in this country will ever use a bullet train for travel but all of us will be expected to pay for it.
The trillions of dollars it will cost will never be recouped by ticket sales alone which means that people who will never ever ride the train will be paying for it.
That is not a prudent use of taxpayer money.
True about ticket sales however, the real benefit of a train system is not in the train itself but from all the businesses that pop up around the stops.
Businesses which create jobs and grow the ecconomy, Some service oriented but some manufacturing and whie collar work as well.
Though the fly over states might not see as much bennefit which is why I suggested the coasts.
To include the gulf coast actually which could be great for tourism and all the associated businesses that go with it.