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[QUOTE]Originally posted by zephyr: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by 20thCenturyLimited: [qb] *If* Amtrak was being run as a tourist train system (like AOE, for example) and not pure transportation, it would have no purpose whatsoever being funded by the Federal Government. You miss the point entirely. [/qb][/QUOTE]I strongly, totally disagree. You, sir, are the one who is missing the point. As Mr. Rocket, I want the government to "...enhance my quality of life." That's the undisputable responsibility of the government, is it not? But let's think beyond trains and a bit outside the box, shall we? I, for one, would like to see my tax dollars subsidize oceanic travel to Hawaii. Below cost, with amenities at least equal to those rip-off cruise lines. Call it the Guv-Boat. And I'm kind of into stagecoaches. I'd like to see the government offer me the opportunity to take a stagecoach from where I live in the High Sierra's to, say, San Francisco. It would be scenic, and so environmentally friendly. And what about blimps? Wow, just slowly floating over the terrain to my destination, and with a Parlour-like lounge to assure I won't be able to pass a sobriety test when I get there. So quality-of-life-enhancing. So cool. Yeh-the government should fund that too. And let's talk riverboats. Chico (the closest flat-lander town to my environs) has a local landmark called Chico Landing (clever name, eh?). Riverboats used to pick up passengers there for passage to Baghdad by the Bay and Points Between. Why not now? Why doesn't the government subsidize that? Hey, the infrastructure is already there. Cost would be just a few million, give or take. And you talk about enhancing my quality of life? Wow, the views of the riparian forests would be so great! And so unbelievably environmentally friendly. No sirree, Mr. Limited, Mr. Rocket is on to something here. I suggest you put your thinkin'-cap on. Right here and now. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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