Also our current system is cheap either. A mile of pavement is much more expensive than a mile of track. And you get more for that mile because unlike roads. Trains and busses and scale to our needs.
2024-10-08 18:59:53
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Lizzie C :
a train ride to Chicago costs about the same as a flight for me, but I had to look it up to find out the closest train station is only 3 minutes from my house. they don't advertise as well as airlines
2024-10-08 22:22:59
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hac813 :
imagine the increased tourism from having a national rail system.
2024-10-08 20:26:47
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🏳️🌈𝕁𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕖𝕣 🏳️🌈 :
makes me mad every time I remember that there used to be a train that ran from Ruskin into Tampa but it was torn up to make room for more cars on 41
2024-10-08 19:54:05
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lunkosbostos :
same as public health and public education
2024-10-08 22:07:59
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Jckly :
América is going to choose to buy larger trucks for individuals who can afford them
2024-10-08 18:47:59
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babskramer :
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
2024-10-09 16:03:28
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Sean :
Car payments and insurance alone cost my wife and I exceed $10k per year. No way mass transit could possibly be more expensive.
2024-10-08 18:57:44
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lisa_yea :
These arguments make my blood boil. Everything is expensive!!! How about we focus on what is actually better, no matter the cost???
2024-10-08 20:28:11
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Spoonio :
Climate change is gonna force us to re-evaluate the way we value things. Mass transit a good example.
2024-10-08 18:59:11
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ZachJMusic :
We’re too busy spending billions controlling the world’s geopolitics.
2024-10-08 19:24:27
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Beebo ☭ :
“Uh actually because I can’t make billions selling each person self-driving electric 18wheeler SUV subscriptions it ends up costing me more money since I make less” - billionaires probably
2024-10-08 18:52:20
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Akimmel Films :
hate when people say America's not as dense as Europe so mass transit won't work. what do people think the suburbs outside of cities are it's highly populated areas separated by car infrastructure.
2024-10-09 14:38:22
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Fizzle :
I know the show isn’t historically accurate but Chernobyl, despite painting the soviets as corrupt, and incompetent managed to completely evacuate the affected areas via fleets of busses and mass t
2024-10-08 18:55:33
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JB :
Also worth mentioning that transit is expensive in part due to lawsuits from anti-transit folks that slow down projects and balloon costs.
2024-10-09 14:25:23
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M.A.S.S Revolution :
But cheaper for the people is anathema to capitalism.
2024-10-10 16:24:35
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flickaflauw :
When Gov, Rick Scott turned down federal funding for a speed rail connecting Tampa to Orlando. We could of had it.
2024-10-08 18:52:45
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hellothankyouareyouokay :
The expensive mass transit: a lot of buses, cheaper than your billion dollar freeway lane + thousands of cars
2024-10-15 13:53:58
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Roo :
🇬🇧 had a big railway network until Beeching. Then 90s privatisation made it complicated, inefficient & expensive (except for shareholders & directors)
2024-10-09 10:45:31
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Brown ._. Rogue :
Given our mighty mighty military, can’t we deploy crazy air-power for mass evacuations. (Please excuse my ignorance if this idea is BS)
2024-10-08 23:14:52
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