Monday, April 02, 2012
Government Spending our Money - on a bullet train to Las Vegas
Here we are again with a "great sounding" idea, subsidized with taxpayer money.
Unfortunately, successes in this area are few and far between.
See what you think about this one...
Unfortunately, successes in this area are few and far between.
See what you think about this one...
The U.K. Daily Mail is the source of this story:
"In a dusty, rock-strewn expanse at the edge of the Mojave Desert, a company wants to build a bullet train that would rocket tourists from the middle of nowhere to the gambling palaces of Las Vegas.
DesertXpress was on the verge of landing a $4.9 billion loan from the Obama administration to build the 150 mph train, which could be a lifeline for a region devastated by the housing crash.
The vast park-and-ride project hinged on the untested idea that car-loving Californians will drive about 100 miles from the Los Angeles area, pull off busy Interstate 15 and board a train for the final leg to the Vegas strip."
