From: lfsheldon@gmail.com   
      
   On 5/16/2015 22:37, John Levine wrote:   
   >> 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?   
   >   
   > In my case, not much, since the beer, beef, and pork I buy is all   
   > grown and made here in New York.  Dunno where the furniture comes from   
   > since I haven't bought any in a long time.  But I would think the   
   > point would be obvious, the alleged idea that each line item of   
   > government spending should benefit everyone equally is idiotic.   
   >   
   >> In the interests of full disclosure, where 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.   
   >   
   > Here's the URL for people who don't have the prior posts handy:   
   >   
   > http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/05/13/11-things-t   
   e-media-wont-tell-you-about-amtrak/   
   >   
   > It's in bold type, #3 in his list.  Are you sure you read the article   
   > you referenced?   
      
      
   Why did you delete URL and the surprisesurprisehereitis!  post it?   
      
   I'll give that it can be twisted into your words, but it takes a lot of   
   torque.   
      
   But the meat of the issue is farther down, where the facts regarding who   
   gets the money suggests tht there is no way to make the argument that   
   Wyoming gets any benefit what so ever.   
      
   And if you really believe that all of the food that supports you and the   
   people that support you all comes as if by magic from your corner   
   Stop-N-Rob, are too delusional for me to work with.   
      
      
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