Barack Obama: I'm proposing $50 billion for roads, rail and runways. I didn't say runaways. Tom: Nobody has to.
In order for mass transit to be profitable, it needs to be too expensive for those who need it. Freight rail turns a good profit, but you can’t pack people in shipping containers. Thus subsidies.
Tom Toles
April 12, 2017
In order for mass transit to be profitable, it needs to be too expensive for those who need it. Freight rail turns a good profit, but you can’t pack people in shipping containers. Thus subsidies.