From: lfsheldon@gmail.com   
      
   On 5/16/2015 20:18, John Levine wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   >> On 5/14/2015 21:42, Larry Sheldon wrote:   
   >> http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/05/13/11-things-   
   he-media-wont-tell-you-about-amtrak/   
   >   
   > Typical Breitbart "secret":   
   >   
   > 	American Taxpayers Subsidize a Service They Don't Use   
   >   
   > Oh, no!  Reliable reports say that there are over NINE HUNDRED miles   
   > of federally subsidized Interstate highways in Wyoming.  Yet the   
   > population of Wyoming is only 500,000, which means that 99.7% of   
   > Americans DO NOT LIVE in Wyoming, and DO NOT USE those roads.  The   
   > average mile of Interstate highway costs $20 million, so building   
   > those roads squandered almost TWO BILLION DOLLARS of our money.   
   >   
   > I want my money back, and I want it NOW.   
      
   I do not have facts at hand (not a problem for most of you, I know, but   
   it bothers me) but I suspect that the nine hundred miles of interstate   
   highways you a worried about is mostly Interstate 80 and Interstate 25,   
   over which I have driven a bunch of times hauling groceries, beef, pork,   
   furniture, and beer to places like New York, and San Francisco.   
      
   Without those highways, what would you be doing without?   
      
   (The point is what ever argument you use for railroads, I can use for   
   highways.  And I for one am in favor of monies spent for roads, with or   
   with rails.  I am opposed to spending money to line peoples pockets.)   
      
   In the interests of full disclosure, wher in the article I pointed to do   
   the words "American Taxpayers Subsidize a Service They Don't Use"   
   appear, in any order?  I can not find the concept expressed in any words.   
      
   The closest I can find is "The welfare queens riding in Amtrak luxury at   
   the benefit of the American taxpayers are mostly not the poor.   
   Nevertheless, you and I and future generations are subsidizing every   
   ticket purchased by those who can afford to pay the fare required to   
   make Amtrak profitable."   
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