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Re: NY congressman Higgins writes Amtrak's Moorman in support of reopening Buffalo Central Terminal |
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Posted by Nilet on Sun Mar 19 17:10:17 2017, in response to Re: NY congressman Higgins writes Amtrak's Moorman in support of reopening Buffalo Central Terminal, posted by Joe V on Sun Mar 19 17:02:57 2017. 19th Century Land grants mean nothing today.Free infrastructure is free infrastructure. If it was paid for by the government and you're still using it, it's a subsidy. There is no comparison between a Class I railroad that gets no government subsidy and pays property taxes to an airline, which is nothing more than a flying bus whose airport, traffic, and dispatching is done by the government. A Class I railroad is a privately owned company that pays to run its own vehicles on infrastructure subsidised by the government. An airline is a privately owned company that pays to run its own vehicles on infrastructure subsidised by the government. Both pay taxes. Seems like a pretty apt comparison to me. |
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