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[-] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 week ago

What's the alternative though? High speed rail would be nice, but since that won't happen, you'd just have all those people driving cars instead.

[-] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 2 points 1 week ago

What's the alternative?

Names existing, tried and tested alternative that has been working well for 200 years

Naw, can't do that, it'd be hard.

(This is you)

[-] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago

Why won't it happen? High speed rail is a mature proven technology

[-] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 week ago

Because there's zero political will to do so, our nation is huge, and there's no land to build this rail on without lots of eminent domain seizures.

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