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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

Freedomofspeech

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7. Read Blood for Oil.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Feb 11, 2020, 08:20 PM

Feb 2020

Back in the early 1900's, the Fords and the Firestones lobbied against public transportation so they could sell cars and tires. Money, money, money....nothing changes in this country.

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Trump budget proposal slashes Amtrak funding while boosting highway spending [View all] Eugene Feb 2020 OP

GOP hates public transportation and I really don't understand why. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #1

Because it works and he prefers the notion that nothing the government does can work. LastDemocratInSC Feb 2020 #6

Taking care of the oil companies. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #2

Trains use oil, too; lots of it. I don't think it's that. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #4

Public transit tend to use fuel more efficiently. Eugene Feb 2020 #8

I love trains, sometimes it is just a pain to drive and worse to take a plane unless you need to katmondoo Feb 2020 #3

Kick lunasun Feb 2020 #5

Read Blood for Oil. Freedomofspeech Feb 2020 #7

Infrastructure, yeah right Vogon_Glory Feb 2020 #9