Synthaholic
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Correct. Amtrak is totally dependent upon Congress for funding.Is that not what you wrote? Yes, it is.
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Correct. Amtrak is totally dependent upon Congress for funding.Is that not what you wrote? Yes, it is.
This is a lie.Correct. Amtrak is totally dependent upon Congress for funding.Is that not what you wrote? Yes, it is.
Correct. Amtrak is totally dependent upon Congress for funding.Is that not what you wrote? Yes, it is.
Why is it a lie? The amount of funds generated by the sale of tickets to passengers does not come close to providing the funds needed to operate the Amtrak system. If ticket funds were the only source of income Amtrak would shut down in days. The only way they can operate is with funds provided by the federal government through the Congress. Hence, without Congress Amtrak could not operate. Amtrak is totally dependent on funding from Congress. That is different than a comment that "total funding for Amtrak comes from Congress".Correct. Amtrak is totally dependent upon Congress for funding.Is that not what you wrote? Yes, it is.
Another leftwing lie.
The point she tried to make is Amtrak gets all its money from, and thus is totally dependent on, from the government.Why is it a lie? The amount of funds generated by the sale of tickets to passengers does not come close to providing the funds needed to operate the Amtrak system.Correct. Amtrak is totally dependent upon Congress for funding.Is that not what you wrote? Yes, it is.
Another leftwing lie.
Stop making sense. You'll only confuse them.The point she tried to make is Amtrak gets all its money from, and thus is totally dependent on, from the government.Why is it a lie? The amount of funds generated by the sale of tickets to passengers does not come close to providing the funds needed to operate the Amtrak system.Correct. Amtrak is totally dependent upon Congress for funding.Is that not what you wrote? Yes, it is.
Another leftwing lie.
This is a lie, as Amtrak gets revenue from its passengers; that being the case it is only partially dependent on the government.
I thought 2 tickets from Seattle Wa. to Chico Ca. I bought was pretty cheap at $145. Gas alone plus one way car rental would have cost more, and I would have had to drive. This was late Feb.And it ain't cheap.False.So if you can't raise your fees without Congress' approval, and you can't get bandwidth from the FCC without Congress' intervention, and you can't buy bandwidth on the open market without Congress allocating more funds, then yes - you are totally dependent upon Congress for your funding.
Amtrak charges passengers to ride on the trains.
That is a source of funding.
How long did it take?I thought 2 tickets from Seattle Wa. to Chico Ca. I bought was pretty cheap at $145. Gas alone plus one way car rental would have cost more, and I would have had to drive. This was late Feb.And it ain't cheap.False.So if you can't raise your fees without Congress' approval, and you can't get bandwidth from the FCC without Congress' intervention, and you can't buy bandwidth on the open market without Congress allocating more funds, then yes - you are totally dependent upon Congress for your funding.
Amtrak charges passengers to ride on the trains.
That is a source of funding.
No if they kept the two profitable lines open and shut the rest down, they would not need any government funding. They choose to take funding.Why is it a lie? The amount of funds generated by the sale of tickets to passengers does not come close to providing the funds needed to operate the Amtrak system. If ticket funds were the only source of income Amtrak would shut down in days. The only way they can operate is with funds provided by the federal government through the Congress. Hence, without Congress Amtrak could not operate. Amtrak is totally dependent on funding from Congress. That is different than a comment that "total funding for Amtrak comes from Congress".Correct. Amtrak is totally dependent upon Congress for funding.Is that not what you wrote? Yes, it is.
Another leftwing lie.
How long did it take?I thought 2 tickets from Seattle Wa. to Chico Ca. I bought was pretty cheap at $145. Gas alone plus one way car rental would have cost more, and I would have had to drive. This was late Feb.And it ain't cheap.False.So if you can't raise your fees without Congress' approval, and you can't get bandwidth from the FCC without Congress' intervention, and you can't buy bandwidth on the open market without Congress allocating more funds, then yes - you are totally dependent upon Congress for your funding.
Amtrak charges passengers to ride on the trains.
That is a source of funding.