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ladjf

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2. I don't believe that any of your five stated reasons why America couldn't build a high speed

Reply to Indydem (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 06:04 PM

Dec 2012

trains are the real reasons. I would categorize your "reasons" as excuses why we haven't done it. America hasn't developed much of anything since we sent men to the Moon.

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Trains - US v China [View all] ashling Dec 2012 OP

This will be an ongoing problem. Indydem Dec 2012 #1

I don't believe that any of your five stated reasons why America couldn't build a high speed ladjf Dec 2012 #2

Yeah, except that personal computer thing. Or that internet thing. Indydem Dec 2012 #3

Yeah, we can only get around those things when there are big profits for some corporation ashling Dec 2012 #4