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GoneOffShore

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4. I recall posting about this last year and hearing the same tired arguments.

Reply to cab67 (Reply #2)

Fri May 10, 2019, 03:30 PM

May 2019

Eminent domain - yada, yada, yada.
Safety - yada, yada, yada.
NIMBY's - yada, yada, yada.

There is just no will in the US for HSR to happen and the automotive industry, along with airlines, have too much to lose.

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What do "corporations" have to do with it? brooklynite May 2019 #1

It has more to do with the US Dept of Transportation than anything else. cab67 May 2019 #2

I recall posting about this last year and hearing the same tired arguments. GoneOffShore May 2019 #4

It's not a tired argument. cab67 May 2019 #5

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2019 #3