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Obama Calling For $53B For High Speed Rail

Posted by samzenpus on from the lyle-lanley-approved dept.

Antisyzygy writes "President Obama is calling for $53B to be appropriated for the construction of high-speed rail in the United States over the next 6 years. Assuming Congress approves this plan, the funding would be spent on developing and/or improving trains that travel at approximately 250 miles/hour, as well as spent on connecting existing rail lines to new developed high speed lines."

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  1. Paid for? by Hatta · · Score: 1, Troll

    This is a great idea, but how is he going to pay for it?

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