Wednesday, September 07, 2011
"Traveling Back to the Future on Intercity Buses"
High Speed Rail vs. the BUS!
And the winner is...
The private sector won't stay on something if it's not viable.
Governments operate differently...
And the winner is...
The private sector won't stay on something if it's not viable.
Governments operate differently...
Michael Barone explains at RasmussenReports.com:
"Needless to say, the cost to the taxpaying public is minimal. City streets and interstate highways already exist, and maintenance gets financing from gas taxes. And the system has enormous flexibility. If fewer passengers want to line up in Chinatown and more on the Upper West Side, the bus can change stops.
Private bus operators have effectively taken a 100-year-old technology, the bus, and adapted it seamlessly to the 21st century.
Compare high-speed rail... "
