tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331197268983381028.post3775480768239358249..comments2023-10-29T22:35:00.079-10:00Comments on Travel and Trains and Other Things: Banging the Drum for Amtrak and for Rail on The Hill.JIM LOOMIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13874556267583991876noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331197268983381028.post-81647826122467037512012-04-26T07:40:02.541-10:002012-04-26T07:40:02.541-10:00Drew,
I'm traveling at the moment, but will t...Drew,<br /><br />I'm traveling at the moment, but will try to dig out some numbers for you as soon as I can after I get home. There is a lot of good info about this on the NARP web site (www.narprail.org). Suffice to say your rep is not correct. For example, you often hear these anti-rail people say that the gasoline tax pays for highway construction. Well, sure ... but only HALF the cost. The other half comes straight from the taxpayers through the General Fund, and if that isn't a subsidy, what is??JIM LOOMIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13874556267583991876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331197268983381028.post-84006405402388581622012-04-26T02:06:19.039-10:002012-04-26T02:06:19.039-10:00Wonderful blog, no doubt! Surely this article will...Wonderful blog, no doubt! Surely this article will help the people. I like to read all of your blog post.<br /><br />Thanks with regards,<br />Seoexp @ <a href="http://www.myescapedestinations.com" rel="nofollow">Туры в США</a>Seoexpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331197268983381028.post-50423341784741187422012-04-24T13:33:06.521-10:002012-04-24T13:33:06.521-10:00My representative insists that the Federal Governm...My representative insists that the Federal Government doesn't subsidize air travel at all - the FAA, the airports, TSA, etc is all paid for by the taxes on the ticketss and the fees of the airlines! It is only those Amtrak passengers who are sponging off the tax payers...Drew Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658709110542832213noreply@blogger.com