We always hear that trains can’t survive in this country without public subsidy. That may be true. But you can say the same thing about the big banks, can’t you?

[…] Meanwhile, the railroad tracks themselves are a mess. Again, highways are publically funded, railroads aren’t.

Quelle: Investing in the Transportation System of the Future :: The Market Oracle :: Financial Markets Analysis & Forecasting Free Website

Do you think maybe GM could retool and start building passenger trains? Sure, GM knows nothing about building railcars. Well, it didn’t know anything about building tanks in World War II, either, and GM learned that pretty quickly.

Dieser Eintrag wurde am Sonntag, 7. Juni 2009 um 02:20 aufgeschaltet und ist unter den Labels Politik, USA abgelegt. Du kannst das Blog auch über RSS 2.0 abonnieren. Du kannst einen Kommentar oder einen Trackback hinterlassen.