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As things stand:
>$1.5 billion in existing Cap-and-Trade money, about half of which can go to HSR
>$5 billion yearly if the state were to pass another half-cent gas tax increase
>$21.5 billion surplus in general, which can be used for the project if Newsom decides (and which would require the Feds to choke up a comparable amount under the PRIIA)
>end system will be revenue neutral if not outright profitable (especially if Republicans try to privatize the Interstate system), so the state will have even more money at it's disposal
I get that Trump is a moron, but he's being especially stupid here and so are Republicans that support this.
