Finally: Trump Derails California’s No-Speed Rail Boondoggle HotAir
How long have taxpayers in California and every other state funded this high-speed rail project? Seventeen years. Fun fact: The entire project was expected to be completed five years ago, with service between San Francisco and Los Angeles running continuously.
AdvertisementHow many miles of track have been laid? Precisely zero. Fifteen billion dollars in federal funding have already disappeared into this boondoggle, and Gavin Newsom has had almost eight years to produce something, anything from that investment. Late yesterday, the Trump administration finally cut off the spigot of federal funding:
via hotair.com
Ed Morrissey.
This is a little better. Just the symbolism of it. If we’re going to waste money, let’s waste it on the Air Force.