Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Government at Work - in New Mexico
Obviously, someone said, "Have I got a deal for you"; however, a significant amount of elected officials must have bought into this.
Of course, in their minds, it's never their money...
Of course, in their minds, it's never their money...
Deab Staley writes about the "rail Runner":
"The train’s $840 million debt costs taxpayers $112,328 a day, or about $40 million a year. And that’s not counting the $68,493 a day, or about $25 million a year, the state spends to operate the train.
All that is for about 2,500 daily riders who contribute $8,876 a day, or about $5 million a year, to ride the rails between Albuquerque and Santa Fe."
