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59. How else are we going to pay for wars?

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Fri Sep 12, 2014, 02:00 PM

Sep 2014

sheesh, priorities people!

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House bill cuts Amtrak funding 40 percent [View all] brooklynite Sep 2014 OP

Need to get rid of the GOP house majority Iliyah Sep 2014 #1

That's no way to run a railroad you morons underpants Sep 2014 #2

I didn't even know Amtrak received tax payer money yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #3

How much are you willing to pay on your plane ticket for Air Traffic control? brooklynite Sep 2014 #9

Look something has to give yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #18

Aren't you the one bragging about fleeing to Florida to....... wolfie001 Sep 2014 #33

We're all sinners I suppose. yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #44

Sorry, didn't mean to call you. wolfie001 Sep 2014 #60

Airlines get subsidies in airport facilities upaloopa Sep 2014 #12

No its not ridiculous charliea Sep 2014 #16

I'm sure "everyone" on FreeRepublic does agree. ForgoTheConsequence Sep 2014 #20

Your gone. I don't have time for childish remarks yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #21

*You're ForgoTheConsequence Sep 2014 #25

Absolutely correct. There IS no debate on that subject. Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #26

And privatizing everything. NT passiveporcupine Sep 2014 #41

Boom. Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #23

How often do you agree with republicans? Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #22

Not at all. Chan790 Sep 2014 #24

If they had their way they would run oil tankers and people together. glinda Sep 2014 #30

Don't give them the idea. Historic NY Sep 2014 #39

All modes of transportation get some subsidies as essential pieces of our national infrastructure. pinto Sep 2014 #34

Disagree completely, actually. /nt October Sep 2014 #52

No-- that is not in fact, the case. LanternWaste Sep 2014 #58

Because the Koch media says so. It's been planned for many years: freshwest Sep 2014 #62

They need more federal funding to develop broader infrastructure for high traffic corridors. Gormy Cuss Sep 2014 #67

Oh boy... Agschmid Jun 2015 #69

The reason there is Amtrak is because upaloopa Sep 2014 #4

good point KurtNYC Sep 2014 #27

They're idiots. SheilaT Sep 2014 #5

Tejana Susana is anti-train? KamaAina Sep 2014 #14

That did not happen under her watch. SheilaT Sep 2014 #56

I was wondering if she'd gutted it KamaAina Sep 2014 #57

Why We Can't Have Nice THings example #9,375 arcane1 Sep 2014 #6

put privatized prison rail cars on amtrak trains, repubs (and many dems) would give $$ for that nt msongs Sep 2014 #7

if they want to cut service to red states, that's what they get CreekDog Sep 2014 #8

Another big hit for Amtrak is Wellstone ruled Sep 2014 #10

WTF, do they want NO passenger rail in the US RoccoR5955 Sep 2014 #11

This Is Just Another Example Of How The Repubs Are Destroying America.... global1 Sep 2014 #13

They want them to take cars=gas/oil. glinda Sep 2014 #31

I had to travel from Austin, TX christx30 Sep 2014 #68

I'm reading this while on... dhill926 Sep 2014 #15

Meanwhile, China spending billions on high speed rail... americannightmare Sep 2014 #17

Not only China, but also South Korea and Japan davidpdx Sep 2014 #64

I understand. I live in Portland... americannightmare Sep 2014 #65

Morans! JCMach1 Sep 2014 #19

I guess planes use more fuel. nt valerief Sep 2014 #28

We're rationally for it BeyondGeography Sep 2014 #29

They (Repugs) want to privatize everything .. look at the Postal Service YOHABLO Sep 2014 #32

Republicans would like to take us all back to the horse-and-buggy times. blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #35

No surprise. Rail cuts into their oil profits. jillan Sep 2014 #36

No it doesn't...most Amtrak engines run on diesel. brooklynite Sep 2014 #42

As in the words of Roseanna Anna Danna ..... Never mind. jillan Sep 2014 #43

Actually, it does. Picture how much more oil would be needed Thor_MN Sep 2014 #55

Love Amtrak. Sienna86 Sep 2014 #37

This country is so fu*ked up. mnhtnbb Sep 2014 #38

"Cars are so 1%" Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2014 #47

Wouldn't it be nice to get to DC or florida in a shorter period of time. Historic NY Sep 2014 #40

I'm okay with the regional service, but shut the rest down. Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2014 #45

Where's your line on subsidizing all modes on national transport? pinto Sep 2014 #48

Most modes of transportation have a scope in which they make sense Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2014 #49

No doubt. BlueEye Sep 2014 #53

Most "Cross Country" Rail service is regional service. happyslug Sep 2014 #54

Just think how safeinOhio Sep 2014 #46

BTW... Sequestration is still in effect. Hugin Sep 2014 #50

These idiots need to INCREASE subsidies forty percent, and make them contingent upon finding MADem Sep 2014 #51

How else are we going to pay for wars? J_J_ Sep 2014 #59

good move--a couple of reports of global warming being much worse than expected... yurbud Sep 2014 #61

"Northeastern U.S. routes, which are the most profitable" wordpix Sep 2014 #63

Dear Congressperson Omaha Steve Sep 2014 #66