Re: Something to keep in mind about that California High Speed Train

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you AMTRAK, as it opens its 38th
consecutive year drowning in red ink. Try that in the dreaded private
sector.

On Jan 3, 10:11 am, Bruce Majors <majors.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It's hilarious that statist think something like this is a priority for a
> crumbling bankrupt state
>
> I just took the excellent Chinatown bus roundtrip from DC to Philly and DC
> to Manhattan in the past year.  DC to NYC is $35 roundtrip and takes no
> longer than Amtrak, the government train, which cost 3 times as much and
> derails and crashes several times a year.
>
> There are also a variety of companies offering this service, some with wifi,
> TV, etc.
>
> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:51 AM, dick thompson <rhomp2...@earthlink.net>wrote:
>
>
>
> > Beldar said...
>
> > The linked NYT article asserts that the magic train has "the promise of
> > creating tens — even hundreds — of thousands of jobs."
>
> > If so, then according to the latest statewide figures from the federal
> > Bureau of Labor Statistics, the train will provide California with more jobs
> > than are currently available to everyone employed in California's "Farming,
> > Fishing, and Forestry Occupations" combined.
>
> > More than all of the "Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services," and more
> > than all of the "Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer" -- indeed, almost
> > as many as both of those categories combined. ¡Este tren es muy potente y
> > mágico!
>
> > It will create more jobs than all of California presently has "Customer
> > Service Representatives," and more than all of its "Bookkeeping, Accounting,
> > and Auditing Clerks."
>
> > The magic train will create more than twice as many jobs as California
> > currently has carpenters. In fact, on a permanent basis, it will provide
> > almost one-third as many jobs as presently exist in the entire state's
> > entire construction industry. We know this to be true, because we read it in
> > the nation's Newspaper of Record.
>
> > The magic train will create seven new jobs for every lawyer who currently
> > works in California, if we believe the NYT. And you can't swing a dead cat
> > in California without hitting one lawyer (and another offering to defend you
> > against his lawsuit).
>
> > What's California world-famous for? Hollywood. Well, this train will be so
> > magic that it will create almost as many new jobs as are currently employed
> > in all of California's "Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
> > Occupations" put together.
>
> > 1/2/11 10:25 PM
>
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