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Michael Kent - 21 Nov 2004 02:09 GMT

In sci.space.policy "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" <mooregr_deleteth1s@greenms.com> wrote:

> We're getting way of topic. Fact is.. Amtrak, like all major country
> passenger systems needs a subsidy.

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> Help support Amtrak and perhaps we can have a national rail system that's
> not 3rd-rate compared to Europe and Japan.

Why is that important? Why should I have to pay more in taxes so you can
save a few bucks when traveling by train?

Mike

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Greg D. Moore (Strider) - 21 Nov 2004 02:25 GMT

> In sci.space.policy "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" <mooregr_deleteth1s@greenms.com> wrote:
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> Why is that important? Why should I have to pay more in taxes so you can
> save a few bucks when traveling by train?

Why should I pay more in taxes so Bostonians can have the Big Dig?

Or so you can hope on your local Interstate and go places?

> Mike
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John Savard - 23 Nov 2004 15:36 GMT

>Why is that important? Why should I have to pay more in taxes so you can
>save a few bucks when traveling by train?

If people travel by train more, they can travel by airplane less. This
will save money on airport security, and it will reduce fossil fuel use,
helping to give more time to develop new sources of energy, like thorium
breeders or fusion power, that can replace it.

John Savard
http://home.ecn.ab.ca/~jsavard/index.html

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Re: Why Mars?