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Posted by RR4me (Member # 6052) on :

While this is akin to preaching to the choir, here's another reminder that Amtrak isn't the only transportations sytem subsidized by the government. http://news.yahoo.com/airlines-govt-loans-committee-says-192720711.html

Posted by Mike Smith (Member # 447) on :

All transportation is subsidized by our federal government. Highways get around $37 billion, airways get around $14 billion, waterways get around $6 billion, and Amtrak gets around $1 billion. All of this is over and above any taxes and fees collected by the traveling public.

Posted by George Harris (Member # 2077) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Mike Smith:
All transportation is subsidized by our federal government. Highways get around $37 billion, airways get around $14 billion, waterways get around $6 billion, and Amtrak gets around $1 billion. All of this is over and above any taxes and fees collected by the traveling public.

Mike: Don't you mean "from" the traveling public?