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Posted by Joe V on Sun Mar 19 17:45:54 2017, in response to Re: NY congressman Higgins writes Amtrak's Moorman in support of reopening Buffalo Central Terminal, posted by Nilet on Sun Mar 19 17:10:17 2017. https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/development-west/essays/financing-transcontinental-railroad"The government bonds received for construction—the so-called subsidy—remained a bone of contention for another quarter century. Ultimately both RAILROADS PAID OFF their government debt in full. From the first, the government also received ANOTHER payment in the form of REDUCED RATES on its troops and freight carried by the roads. " Do you understand the concept that when a mortgage is paid off, the lender has no claim or lien on it at all any longer ? |