October 7, 20206 yr 57 minutes ago, 20dawk4life said: Updated Barr, Pence, Ivanka, or Jared FTW.... Who's first? The suspense!
October 7, 20206 yr 52 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: That's all Republicans do anymore. After 4-8 years, the house is on fire and they're flailing around in a pile of their own feces until a Democrat comes along to clean up their mess. Wash, rinse, repeat...
October 7, 20206 yr 2 hours ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Well, high speed rail lines require significant government subsidies to operate, so.....
October 7, 20206 yr 6 minutes ago, paco said: Well, high speed rail lines require significant government subsidies, so..... Your point? I think that would be a great use of public funds instead of using them to subsidize corporations. Investments in infrastructure benefit our economy and society as whole in the long-term.
October 7, 20206 yr 2 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Your point? I think that would be a great use of public funds instead of using them to subsidize corporations. Investments in infrastructure benefit our economy and society as whole in the long-term. I’ll give you a hint. I’m not talking about avocado toast. And I clarified by saying operational costs.
October 7, 20206 yr 3 minutes ago, paco said: I’ll give you a hint. I’m not talking about avocado toast. And I clarified by saying operational costs. Not sure why you feel the need to beat around the bush, but it seems like thinly veiled hand-wringing about "teh socializmmms!!"
October 7, 20206 yr If you're implying that having highspeed rail makes you a communist country, you might want to inform Japan that they're a bunch of commies.
October 7, 20206 yr Author 12 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Your point? I think that would be a great use of public funds instead of using them to subsidize corporations. Investments in infrastructure benefit our economy and society as whole in the long-term. We have high speed lines. Here’s a diagram of one.
October 7, 20206 yr 1 minute ago, 20dawk4life said: We have high speed lines. Here’s a diagram of one. Man...that was really lame. Quote Benefits of High-Speed Rail for the United States Implementing high-speed rail (HSR) will provide Americans with more transportation choices. It will also make sure that America remains an economic engine, and meets the environmental and energy challenges of this century. Investing in high-speed rail: Creates Jobs: Building high-speed rail will create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Every $1 billion in investment creates 24,000 jobs. These are highly skilled jobs that will revitalize the domestic rail industries supplying transportation products and services. Many additional jobs are created through the commerce fostered through the economic activity and development which they spark. Increases Economic Activity: Every $1 invested creates $4 in economic benefits. Upgrading passenger operations on newly revitalized tracks, bridges and rights of way is spurring business productivity along corridors. The rail services will connect America’s economically vital mega-regions and help keep them mobile, productive, efficient and internationally competitive. Reduces Congestion and Boosts Productivity: Congestion on our nation’s roads costs $140 billion in lost time and productivity. The U.S. population is projected to grow by another 100 million people in the next 40 years. The population growth is creating mega-regions that will not prosper unless they can be freed from the stranglehold of highway and airport congestion. At the same time, the United States cannot build enough highway capacity or airport runways to meet demand. Reduces the Nation’s Dependence on Foreign Oil: Implementing high-speed rail will keep billions of dollars in the U.S. economy by decreasing the amount of oil that the U.S. consumes. According to the International Association of Railways (UIC), high-speed rail is eight times more energy efficient than airplanes and four times more efficient than automobile use. It will also decrease greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality. Expands Travel Choices and Improves Mobility: High-speed rail can deliver people from one downtown to another as fast as or faster than air travel. The addition of HSR as an integrated part of America’s transportation system will help airports work better and highways work better. It will also expand options for citizens in rural and small urban communities with increased transfer points and feeder services that connect with new HSR corridors.
October 7, 20206 yr Author 1 hour ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Man...that was really lame. Creating jobs just to create jobs is moronic. No need to spend money for something that isn’t practical. congestion is caused more so by people traveling to their job than people traveling city to city. Most people traveling city to city for work are truck drivers and between cities there’s not much traffic. you won’t reduce the need for oil. high speed rails might reduce lines at the airport but it will increase lines at the train station. Then we will most likely need more security at the train stations causing more of a pain for people who go from the city to the suburbs. If high speed rails were such a great idea someone would have found a way to build more of them in the US.
October 7, 20206 yr 29 minutes ago, 20dawk4life said: If high speed rails were such a great idea someone would have found a way to build more of them in the US. This is such flawed logic. Basically every other first-world nation has them, and many developing nations as well. They are a great idea because they expand competition and efficiency in the travel industry and allow population growth to be distributed over a greater area, which leads to the development of new towns and urban expansions that, in turn, expand and create new commercial markets. They also provide alternative routes for the interstate transport of goods. The only reason they haven't been built in the U.S. is because of the stranglehold that the airline and fossil fuel lobbies have on Congress, along with extremely misguided fears of the socialist boogeyman. Why would it not reduce the need for oil if it's providing an alternative to airlines? You wouldn't be creating jobs just to create jobs. You'd be creating jobs to further develop transportation infrastructure, diversify the job market, and grow the economy.
October 7, 20206 yr 1 hour ago, EaglesRocker97 said: This is such flawed logic. Basically every other first-world nation has them, and many developing nations as well. They are a great idea because they expand competition and efficiency in the travel industry and allow population growth to be distributed over a greater area, which leads to the development of new towns and urban expansions that, in turn, expand and create new commercial markets. They also provide alternative routes for the interstate transport of goods. The only reason they haven't been built in the U.S. is because of the stranglehold that the airline and fossil fuel lobbies have on Congress, along with extremely misguided fears of the socialist boogeyman. Why would it not reduce the need for oil if it's providing an alternative to airlines? You wouldn't be creating jobs just to create jobs. You'd be creating jobs to further develop transportation infrastructure, diversify the job market, and grow the economy. I can't see how at the very least building them down the east and west coasts couldnt be very beneficial
October 7, 20206 yr 31 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: 2020 - The year when just wanting to live your life became a political issue
October 7, 20206 yr 1 hour ago, Seventy_Yard_FG said: 2020 - The year when just wanting to live your life became a political issue "The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins." —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (Assoc. Justice of SCOTUS)
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