racerx:
SoCal Alan:

Even better than to have the Government spend more of our money is to have the Government allow private investment to more easily build things in this country.  And then get Government out of the way.

Want to encourage high speed rail?  Make sure that unions are not part of the project, make any profits tax free, eliminate the minimum wage for this project alone, etc., etc.,  and allow private industry to build and run the project, exclusively.  Also, allow people who want to spend money on tickets to have it tax deductible.  In the end, it still might not be feasible, but it would be a giant step in the right direction.  And if it's not feasible, it means that it's a money pit.


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You are so whistling dixie about some fantasy vanderbilt/rockefeller bygone era. Get real.
 

The last american who did something equal to this was the actual person Walt Disney. 

Everything we have manmade in this country that is impressive in anyway outside of an office building was state funded. Taxpayer money is the only way to do this without a wealthy patriotic american like Walt. He was one of a kind.

And from what i have seen a lot the impressive infrastructure in the gulf is state funded, sovereign funds.

It's all oil money and the oil wealth is all royal family ie govt. controlled. 

Under your belief system we will continue to fall behind the rest of the world and watch as they modernize and live 21st cenntury lives and we will continue to beat whats left out of FDR's projects and the WW2 generations hard work.

 

 

 

You disagree with my ideas to allow Government to encourage more private investment?  You disagree with my ideas to allow Government to have private investment fuel growth?  Goverment spending is the most INEFFICIENT use of capital.  At a time when we can't afford to be wasting a single dollar.  Look at any major recent project in the US - Boston's Big Dig, Eastern Span replacement for the SF Bay Bridge.  Massive cost overruns.  Massive delays.  Yes, it CAN be done by the public sector, but always at significant cost increases, schedule increases, and questionable needs.  You're looking for the home run.  The super major projects.  High speed rail connection to what?  Why?  If it can't pay for itself, that means that the public doesn't feel it's worth their money.  That's why the public sector is involved.  To waste our money.  If YOU feel we need subsidized high speed rail and YOU believe everybody wants it, why don't you form a consortium of private capital with a public partnership who would grant you all the necessary fast track approvals, and see if you can raise the funding right now.  Wouldn't you rather have your major projects built and not have to involve taxpayer money?  If it can't be done privately, that means it's not truly desired.  Private investment can raise 10's or 100's of billions, if it's the right investment.  Everybody is looking for the right investment as long as they get a return on their investment.


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2005 997S Blk/Blk