tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post8135946444403751380..comments2024-03-28T15:19:12.892-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Here's a thought on Obama & Biden's high-speed rail proposal:Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-5207879608028907362011-02-13T12:22:04.359-08:002011-02-13T12:22:04.359-08:00Union jobs for the next 100 years plus, along with...Union jobs for the next 100 years plus, along with kickbacks from the muckshifters and other contractors, and the chance to screw around with compulsory purchase orders.<br /><br />These are all things which thugs like second helpings of.<br /><br />If a rail link makes sense, then a private consortium would be able to raise money on the stockmarket to build it.<br /><br />It makes no sense and will never pay for itself, it just transfers money (and power) from the useful parts of the economy into the hands of cronies.Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-8456897597042014732011-02-12T22:07:35.365-08:002011-02-12T22:07:35.365-08:00Yeah...BUT are they making stations next to Bush&#...Yeah...BUT are they making stations next to Bush's sekrit Gulags somewhere the Libs just couldn't pinpoint?KurtPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12205267944616413162noreply@blogger.com