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Kummant interview, New York Observer 8/13/08
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by amtraxmaniac: [QB] You got me pinned to a 'T' Gil. LOL. My answer to the problem of capacity is to seize the land by eminent domain, new taxes in order to pay fair market value, and more tax dollars to bribe the railroads. If they snub the carrot, use every political tool to bully the hell out of them until they just give Amtrak what it wants. Hyperbole intended. Ok, maybe I'm closer to sarcasm than hyperbole. But, let us not forget that the railroad companies would not even exist if not for PUBLIC land grants. These railroads were build to serve PUBLIC needs. If the public needs intercity rail, companies such as UP should defer to 'public benefit'. Keep in mind, that the government's intention is to grant land for PUBLIC benefit, not PRIVATE interests. UP has a legal and moral obligation to increase capacity for the purpose of accomodating passenger trains. But as long as special interests trump historical intention, corporate greed triumphs. I am a radical. I am proud to label myself as a radical. 'Radical', 'Whacko', 'Dreamer', 'Naive'. These are all terms that have been used to describe world changers. And my first amendment rights permit me to be wrong about something from time to time. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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