Ladies and gentlemen, I give you AMTRAK, as it opens its 38th consecutive year drowning in red ink. Try that in the dreaded private sector.
On Jan 3, 10:11 am, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > It's hilarious that statist think something like this is a priority for a > crumbling bankrupt state > > I just took the excellent Chinatown bus roundtrip from DC to Philly and DC > to Manhattan in the past year. DC to NYC is $35 roundtrip and takes no > longer than Amtrak, the government train, which cost 3 times as much and > derails and crashes several times a year. > > There are also a variety of companies offering this service, some with wifi, > TV, etc. > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:51 AM, dick thompson <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Beldar said... > > > The linked NYT article asserts that the magic train has "the promise of > > creating tens — even hundreds — of thousands of jobs." > > > If so, then according to the latest statewide figures from the federal > > Bureau of Labor Statistics, the train will provide California with more jobs > > than are currently available to everyone employed in California's "Farming, > > Fishing, and Forestry Occupations" combined. > > > More than all of the "Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services," and more > > than all of the "Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer" -- indeed, almost > > as many as both of those categories combined. ¡Este tren es muy potente y > > mágico! > > > It will create more jobs than all of California presently has "Customer > > Service Representatives," and more than all of its "Bookkeeping, Accounting, > > and Auditing Clerks." > > > The magic train will create more than twice as many jobs as California > > currently has carpenters. In fact, on a permanent basis, it will provide > > almost one-third as many jobs as presently exist in the entire state's > > entire construction industry. We know this to be true, because we read it in > > the nation's Newspaper of Record. > > > The magic train will create seven new jobs for every lawyer who currently > > works in California, if we believe the NYT. And you can't swing a dead cat > > in California without hitting one lawyer (and another offering to defend you > > against his lawsuit). > > > What's California world-famous for? Hollywood. Well, this train will be so > > magic that it will create almost as many new jobs as are currently employed > > in all of California's "Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media > > Occupations" put together. > > > 1/2/11 10:25 PM > > > -- > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's > > active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest > > breaking news, and more.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
