Since I’ve been on six flights in 48 hours, this seems appropriate to me. I truly wish we had a rail system that was a reasonable alternative to flying.
I still can’t believe the Government is not willing to invest in infrastructure improvements. We are so far behind the rest of the world in so many areas- especially high speed rail.
And much of our existing infrastructure is crumbling.
Infrastructure investment is not only good for the future, it’s good for the present. Infrastructure investment=Jobs= Personal Spending= Increased Tax Revenues
Seems a no-brainer to me…
From DavidMixner.com:
Excellent advanced infrastructure is a sign of a nation’s ability to compete in the world. President Dwight D. Eisenhower saw the German Autobahns and insisted that for America to be strong we had to build the interstate highway system. Within years, Americans were able to abandon unreliable two lane highways (Route 66) traveling across country for sleek fast roadways.
Many now believe that high speed rail lines are the key to success for the future. If that is the case, then America is really hurting. We have one of the worst high speed rail plans in the world and almost none of them have been implemented. We have the best opportunity in California which seems to be moving rapidly ahead with its system. Then there is the Northeast Corridor with a modified high speed system in its Acela.
Lost in the 21st Century 