Government spending is off the rails, and speaking of rails, Fox News’ Martha MacCallum has an update showing how taxpayers are being railroaded yet again, this time in California under the guise of “going green”:
Most expensive train in history: CA high speed rail project from LA to SF, now two years late and $113 billion dollars. Let that sink in. 113 BILLION DOLLARS. Hmm.
— Martha MacCallum (@marthamaccallum) October 14, 2022
It’s almost as if actually finishing the project isn’t the point here.
This is what we call corruption https://t.co/BCY6XFqvgc
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) October 14, 2022
Well, somebody probably made a lot of money off this:
A new review of California’s high-speed rail project said it may never be finished.
A report from the New York Times found that political compromises over the years resulted in difficult routes for the train, adding billions of dollars in costs.
The vision of the project is to shuttle passengers between Los Angeles and San Francisco in less than three hours.
Construction begun on part of the 171-mile starter line connection a few cities in the middle of the state.
The current estimated cost of the rail system is $113 billion.
“The vision”? That’s the problem with progressive utopia — there’s a lot of “vision” but the reality usually tells a very different (and expensive) story.
And no one will ever ride it. It will only survive on massive government subsidies just like Amtrak. https://t.co/5ryBgFBT8D
— John “Rambo” Gage⚔️ (@RamboGage) October 14, 2022
Never allow Newsom near the WH.. https://t.co/2IaBv0d93Z
— Green grass and high tides (@Vik68139095) October 14, 2022
Newsom was at the White House measuring for curtains or something just about three months ago!
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