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Amtrak Gives More Bang for the Taxpayer Buck!
I’m always surprised by how many people think that Amtrak ought to operate at a profit and are incredulous when I tell them that all public transportation is subsidized, even—in fact, especially—the airlines. First, sez I, there are the indirect subsidies…meaning when government picks up the tab for something that the airlines must have…