Joined by famed rail enthusiast Vice President Biden, the President releases his vision for high speed rail as funded by the Recovery Act and the coming budget. White House, April 16, 2009. (Public Domain)
@pheonix35892 I imagine you know this but mistyped it, but it was Rick Scott, the current governor, not Charlie Crist, the former Governor, who turned down FLHSR. I'm pretty sure Crist was for HSR.
Electrification is not part of just high speed rail because Europe and Asia are also using electricity to power conventional passenger and freight trains. I think it would be better if there are wires hanging up every railroad tracks in the nation because it would save money. That means less foreign oil are being used to run the rails. So don't think about just HSR, please think about conventional rail too!
However little Obama knows/cares about economics, he knows politics--especially political rhetoric. "High-speed rail" is simply another set of lofty words to justify increasing government spending. So is "investment"; in education or any number of other things. Who cares what the realities are behind these nice words? Leave that to the economists, statisticians and historians. Obama only cares about winning votes of people who know little or nothing about economics, statistics, or history.
I wish they would've built this
nashville1510 1 week ago
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nashville1510 1 week ago
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MrEiriku 1 month ago
@pheonix35892 I imagine you know this but mistyped it, but it was Rick Scott, the current governor, not Charlie Crist, the former Governor, who turned down FLHSR. I'm pretty sure Crist was for HSR.
London755 2 months ago
our governor in florida charlie crist turn down floridas high speed project that mother fucker
pheonix35892 3 months ago
@SteveNovak disney is not nowhere retard
MrEiriku 3 months ago
good job obama
claton95 3 months ago
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MrEiriku 4 months ago
Electrification is not part of just high speed rail because Europe and Asia are also using electricity to power conventional passenger and freight trains. I think it would be better if there are wires hanging up every railroad tracks in the nation because it would save money. That means less foreign oil are being used to run the rails. So don't think about just HSR, please think about conventional rail too!
Trainmaster189 4 months ago
However little Obama knows/cares about economics, he knows politics--especially political rhetoric. "High-speed rail" is simply another set of lofty words to justify increasing government spending. So is "investment"; in education or any number of other things. Who cares what the realities are behind these nice words? Leave that to the economists, statisticians and historians. Obama only cares about winning votes of people who know little or nothing about economics, statistics, or history.
happystance9able 4 months ago