Thursday, March 3, 2011

High Speed to Insolvency

Stupidity, inaccuracy, ignorance and fear-mongering on a grandiose scale. This is how wacky the opponents are getting, using a once-respected publication to convey it....

High Speed to Insolvency
Why liberals love trains.

Forever seeking Archimedean levers for prying the world in directions they prefer, progressives say they embrace high-speed rail for many reasons—to improve the climate, increase competitiveness, enhance national security, reduce congestion, and rationalize land use. The length of the list of reasons, and the flimsiness of each, points to this conclusion: the real reason for progressives' passion for trains is their goal of diminishing Americans' individualism in order to make them more amenable to collectivism.

more at: 
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/02/27/high-speed-to-insolvency.html#
 
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