>>1183146Not him, but that's not the point. The point is that it both requires subsidies and doesn't provide a useful service. Agricultural subsides function, at least hypothetically, to ensure there's food for Americans to eat. The last time I checked, which was a year ago for the Zephyr, bus service exists in parallel that's cheaper, somehow faster, and doesn't require a subsidy (well they do, indirectly, and I'm all for cutting auto subsidies too). Additionally, even air travel between any major airports along the route was not only substantially faster, but cheaper as well. I'm not saying we should cut them; I'd rather unsubsidize air and auto travel first and see how long-distance rail competes then, but it's hard to see their utility.
