tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post2119277241605207712..comments2024-02-29T05:08:47.676-05:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: Monday's Child is Full of LinksMungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-57596285030265910662012-08-14T22:22:10.903-04:002012-08-14T22:22:10.903-04:00This is my favorite part of the Amtrak fact sheet
...This is my favorite part of the Amtrak fact sheet<br /><br />"In FY 2011, Amtrak earned approximately $2.71 billion in revenue and incurred approximately $3.95 billion in expense. No country in the world operates a passenger rail system without some form of public support for capital costs and/or operating expenses."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-17836203081029877462012-08-14T11:47:56.227-04:002012-08-14T11:47:56.227-04:00The tracks were fixed long ago by the host railroa...The tracks were fixed long ago by the host railroad, CSX. Amtrak has decided not to resume service so far although they float trial balloons from time to time. The Sunset Limited east of New Orleans was a particularly weak route and Katrina was a good excuse to end it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-25299245338460945732012-08-14T01:50:52.393-04:002012-08-14T01:50:52.393-04:00Notice on the Amtrak Fact Sheet (June 2012) that t...Notice on the Amtrak Fact Sheet (June 2012) that the service between New Orleans and Jacksonville is still suspended. This service went down when the track was damaged during hurricane Katrina in 2005. They are rerouting traffic through Chicago and D.C. until they get the track fixed -- apparently, they're in no hurry. <br /><br />The government can't run a railroad, can't make a profit selling food in a captive setting, and apparently they're not very good at locating "shovel ready" projects.SheetWisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762534904369877435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-14550133931784393432012-08-13T23:24:07.534-04:002012-08-13T23:24:07.534-04:00"Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 to ta..."Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 to take over the passenger rail services previously required to be operated by private railroad companies in the United States. Those companies showed they had operated services at a net loss of millions of dollars for many years." <br />Excellent work amtrak! U turned millions in losses into billions! <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-10652543634447017402012-08-13T15:24:32.645-04:002012-08-13T15:24:32.645-04:00Politico Link:
http://www.politico.com/news/stori...Politico Link:<br /><br />http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79524.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-68220288036535543552012-08-13T14:25:01.242-04:002012-08-13T14:25:01.242-04:00Selling a coke or pepsi for a small profit is some...Selling a coke or pepsi for a small profit is something that hundreds of thousands of Hondurans do everyday. Even the most uneducated Hondurans do this successfully. The US government apparently cannot. Why should we trust government with more important parts of the economy?russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00499269243252745380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-15031765205108216472012-08-13T12:58:00.664-04:002012-08-13T12:58:00.664-04:00Politico link is broken. (Just like Amtrak! Hah!)Politico link is broken. (Just like Amtrak! Hah!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com