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Posted by Sand Box John on Sat Dec 15 11:33:40 2007, in response to Re: WMATA Latest N Route Silver line news, posted by RonInBayside on Sat Dec 15 10:02:27 2007. Ron,You must of forgotten that I was born in Kansas City. I grew up on the Country Club Plaza. I have family that still lives in the Kansas City area. I saw the growth in the 1960s and 70s. I have no doubt that the growth has continued. The 15% you quote is proof to me that light rail would be an even bigger boondoggle. Your point that the east side has a transit dependent population leads me to believe that this no more then a wealth redistribution schema that subsidies the cost of transportation to those that can not or will not pay for it out of their own pockets. You own a car. You pay the city and state fees and taxes to own and operate that car on the public roads. You pay motor fuel taxes to pay the costs of maintaining and building the roads you drive on. A percentage of the sales tax subsidies transit in Kansas City. That transit dependent population is picking you pocket Ron. Build light rail in Kansas City they will pick your pocket even more. A banker friend of mine once said, "There is no such thing as a free lunch, somebody else somewhere is paying for that lunch." John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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