From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   XPost: nyc.politics, soc.women, sac.politics   
   XPost: alt.society.liberalism   
      
   >Stupid crash aside, am I the ONLY westerner who wonders why the   
   >east coast enjoys such lavish rail service while western states   
   >have almost no rail service at all?   
      
   You might want to contact your elected representatives.  Most western   
   reps are much more eager to shut Amtrak down than extend its skeletal   
   network.   
      
   Because, you know, Amtrak is socialism, while government paid roads   
   paid for out of the general fund because the gas tax fund is empty,   
   patrolled by government paid police, and government owned airports with   
   FAA employees directing air traffic are freedom.   
      
   R's,   
   John   
      
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