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In response to "Obama wanted to be the high-speed rail president. It might be Trump instead? -- (link)" by Strongbad

Everybody wants to do infrastructure. Nobody wants to pay for infrastructure. The whole infra fight is going to be interesting. -- nm

Posted by ty97 Feb 13 '17, 04:43

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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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