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Obama wanted to be the high-speed rail president. It might be Trump instead? -- (link)

Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Feb 13 '17, 04:41

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Through a translator, Abe said Trump would make “major-scale investments” in infrastructure, including high-speed rail. He said Japanese technology could cut the travel time between Washington and New York to one hour from the current three. (www.mcclatchydc.com)

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I'm holding out for hyperloop. -- nm - Teddy Baron Feb 13, 05:47 4
- We'll have affordable flying cars before that. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 13, 05:50 3
  - Don't harsh my Futurama dream! -- nm - Teddy Baron Feb 13, 05:51 2
    - I think that's a legit concern for any infrastructure now. By the time it's implemented, it will be outdated. - volnelk Feb 13, 05:59 1
      - 100% agree -- nm - Strongbad Feb 13, 06:02
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I'll believe it when I see it. -- nm - znufrii Feb 13, 04:54
Everybody wants to do infrastructure. Nobody wants to pay for infrastructure. The whole infra fight is going to be interesting. -- nm - ty97 Feb 13, 04:43 3
- It's embarrassing down here. - Strongbad Feb 13, 04:45 2
  - I think PPR works better when there's an inelastic revenue stream from people willing to pay (eg a highway specifically for heavy vehicles) than - Roger More Feb 13, 05:51
  - That's not how public-private partnerships work, you privatize the *profit*, the public still bears the risk. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 13, 04:56

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