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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 10:28 AM Original message |
Robert Samuelson Is Dead Wrong About High Speed Rail |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
1. I read Samuelson's op-ed piece this morning, and I agree with him |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 10:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Why? n/t |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 10:47 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Construction costs and predicted ridership have been severely underestimated,... |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 10:52 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. The article is from 2006! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:01 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Ridership on the Sprinter is still nowhere near what was planned for |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Nobody Expects a FREEWAY to Make a Profit, Roads are Heavily Subsidized |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. As Samuelson points out, fuel taxes more than cover federal spending on the highway system |
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The Wizard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
57. It's about the |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. And high-speed, long distance trains use _what_ as their power source? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-15-11 08:24 AM Response to Reply #62 |
95. Are you kidding? |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #57 |
65. To replace cars with rail |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-17-11 12:37 AM Response to Reply #65 |
111. Not to put too fine a point on it, but NOT doing it would also |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-16-11 12:25 AM Response to Reply #19 |
103. Railroads Have to Pay Real Estate Taxes on Every Mile of Track |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-15-11 11:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
97. I think every decade since the 80s has seen gov bailouts of the airline |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. is the Amtrak Northeast corridor an acceptable rail project? (DC to Boston) |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Some routes make sense. Most of the country isn't like the Amtrak Northeast corridor. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. but you said you didn't think any rail line in the nation met your standard |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. No, I never said that |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:52 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. you said, "A rail system needs to pay for itself, or it's not worth doing." |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:59 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Yes, and the benefits of a rail system extend beyond receipts from fares |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #44 |
67. There is a Benefit in Having a Diversity of Transportation Options |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-15-11 11:04 PM Response to Reply #44 |
98. maybe look at Japan, and Europe and meditate on what the U.S. could do |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
56. Population desnity is the key |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. I love the train system in Japan. The country is like a giant Disneyland. |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. On density they're somewhere between Mass. and RI |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-15-11 11:06 PM Response to Reply #56 |
99. is it key for highways too? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Thanks for the link. So |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. The Internet is not a train system |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 10:56 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. His entire case |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:00 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. So you're basically saying that the solution to losing money on small projects... |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Wait, |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Maybe |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. Hmmm? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. I'm not seeing anything that resembles a cohesive plan |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. that poster is against government spending in general |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:17 PM Response to Reply #24 |
61. I'm against inefficient use of public money. |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-15-11 11:12 PM Response to Reply #61 |
100. then you must be reallyangry how they designed the county budgets so |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #24 |
88. Yes, despite 30 years of evidence to the contrary, |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. Oh, no! Lose money???? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. As Samuelson points out, long-term transit subsidies take money away from more important things |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. New York City Subway? Is that subsidized? And for how long has it been? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Is someone planning on building a national subway system with stops every few blocks? |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:48 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. about the New York City subway, should it be subsidized? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:56 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Your question is a Red Herring. Local transit and national transit are not the same issues. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. you said that "...long-term transit subsidies take money away from more important things" |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 02:00 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Your replies in this thread are argumentative. It's not a "rail is good" vs. "rail is bad" issue |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 02:50 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. but you set a standard that is likely not met anywhere |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. Is it "worth" subsidizing the Amtrak line connecting L.A. and New Orleans for more than $400... |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #58 |
80. is that what's being proposed for high speed rail? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #80 |
82. I haven't seen any details on what is being proposed for high-speed rail |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. then why are you attacking a proposal based on the fact that Amtrak runs New Orleans to LA |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #84 |
85. I'm criticizing the idea of spending $600 billion over 20 years without a detailed financial plan |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 06:33 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. Trying to trick us? There is no plan to spend $600 billion in 20 years |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-15-11 11:14 PM Response to Reply #36 |
101. if you saw a plan would you be able to recognize it? |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
53. A rail project will give us healthcare, jobs, and education? |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. you're being dishonest, you stated that no passenger rail projects made money anywhere |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Baloney, CreekDog. I have never said any such thing. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:34 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. you said, "I don't know of an example, but I'm not sure there aren't any" |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Saying "I don't know of any" is not the same as saying that none exist |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. then why did you say "I'm sure there aren't any" (in the same sentence!) |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. RIF - I said "I'm _not_ sure there aren't any" as you quoted me up-thread |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 02:01 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. true |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. PEACE! |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #25 |
71. What modes of transportation are self-sustaining? eom |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. The US highway system |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:45 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. Considering the state of many of our roads and bridges there shouldn't be a surplus. |
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Kennah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 09:35 PM Response to Reply #76 |
89. Anyone remember the I-35 bridge collapse in MN? |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
70. What modes of transportation have been money-makers? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. The US highway system brings in more money than it costs to maintain |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. Not this year, apparently |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:54 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. Good catch |
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Saturday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
3. Recommend nt |
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great white snark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
5. K&R, thank you. |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
12. I don't think he's "dead wrong", he makes some valid points |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
15. A year ago when I helped a daughter plan a UK train trip, the website |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
20. To Those That Agree with Samuelson |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I'm OK with having government continue to not (net) subsidize highway travel |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:33 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Fuel Efficient Vehicles Are Not The Answer to |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Fuel-efficient vehicles are absolutely necessary and will become more important as resources dwindle |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Didn't Say They Were Not Necessary |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 02:01 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. No, you said they were not "the" answer |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #47 |
86. Fuel Efficiency Is All Well and Good |
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Kennah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #86 |
90. Greater fuel efficiency is a step towards progress, but not the end game |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
49. Interesting. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 02:32 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. What do long-distance trains run on? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 02:43 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. There are always arguments against |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. Let's compare apples to apples. Amtrak claims 28% higher fuel efficiency than passenger vehicles. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #55 |
63. So |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:35 PM Response to Reply #63 |
69. My replies 21, 32, and 47 are all clearly supportive of fuel efficiency |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:42 PM Response to Reply #69 |
75. "Perhaps my point would be harder to misunderstand if I had used the term "tax penalties" Well, |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Water and pixie dust |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. Too late to edit, I realized a better title would be "Trains: How Do They Work?" |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-15-11 11:22 PM Response to Reply #21 |
102. no "the market" has never been honest, they lie about expiration dares on |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
66. Amtrak is a financial disaster requiring massive tax payer subsidies |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. "No thanks, no more government bureaucrats deciding what is good for us." |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:42 PM Response to Reply #68 |
92. Post Office, Amtrak are never profitable |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-16-11 12:29 AM Response to Reply #92 |
104. Post office isn't suppose to make a profit |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #66 |
74. If we always waited until the private sector thought things were profitable |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 04:52 PM Response to Reply #74 |
78. Just a couple of data points here... |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 05:05 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. They were government investments that private companies found practical uses for |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 05:07 PM Response to Reply #81 |
83. They would not necessarily have ever been developed had government not started them |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:40 PM Response to Reply #83 |
91. Telephone, Transistor, Airplanes, Steam Locomotive, |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-16-11 12:41 AM Response to Reply #91 |
105. Nice products |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-16-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #105 |
106. As opposed to you, I actually worked in a government funded |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-16-11 03:04 AM Response to Reply #106 |
107. "The money we wasted will make you puke." |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-16-11 11:04 PM Response to Reply #107 |
108. Private companies have to produce PROFITS |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-16-11 11:23 PM Response to Reply #108 |
110. And they still waste money |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-17-11 02:13 AM Response to Reply #110 |
112. Profits are the surest indicator that the product or service |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-16-11 11:04 PM Response to Reply #107 |
109. Private companies have to produce PROFITS |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:54 PM Response to Reply #74 |
94. Incorrect |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
93. Yeah, let's see them link Salt Lake to Denver via high speed rail. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-15-11 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
96. Its Good to Have More Options for Travel |
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lovefreedomfairness (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-17-11 06:14 AM Response to Original message |
113. Priorities |
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