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As noted many times in the California Political News and Views, those supporting the government owned, union run High Speed Rail system lied and cheated the voters of California.
""The (ridership and construction cost) numbers keep changing," complained Sen. Alan Lowenthal, chair of the state Senate's Transportation and Housing Committee. "I want to see real numbers."
The Long Beach democrat, a supporter of high-speed rail, is among an increasing number of policymakers and experts who are worried that voters who approved the 2008 high-speed rail ballot initiative are becoming victims of a classic bait and switch.
"If history is any guide, rail projects have drastically over-estimated the ridership and drastically underestimated the cost," said Eric Morris, a doctoral researcher in urban planning at UCLA and a supporter of passenger rail transit."
We knew they were lying--but the special interest and union money bought a bond measure that will cost the taxpayers $20 billion (principal and interest) for this fraud. Now the Feds are giving a few billion more, so the poor of Hoboken can help pay for this well known corruption.
Trust government? Just look at government transportation systems and the High Speed Rail to know how to created expensive failures.
High Speed Rail is the "Edsel" of our generation.
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""The (ridership and construction cost) numbers keep changing," complained Sen. Alan Lowenthal, chair of the state Senate's Transportation and Housing Committee. "I want to see real numbers."
The Long Beach democrat, a supporter of high-speed rail, is among an increasing number of policymakers and experts who are worried that voters who approved the 2008 high-speed rail ballot initiative are becoming victims of a classic bait and switch.
"If history is any guide, rail projects have drastically over-estimated the ridership and drastically underestimated the cost," said Eric Morris, a doctoral researcher in urban planning at UCLA and a supporter of passenger rail transit."
We knew they were lying--but the special interest and union money bought a bond measure that will cost the taxpayers $20 billion (principal and interest) for this fraud. Now the Feds are giving a few billion more, so the poor of Hoboken can help pay for this well known corruption.
Trust government? Just look at government transportation systems and the High Speed Rail to know how to created expensive failures.
High Speed Rail is the "Edsel" of our generation.
More...