Trains/Planes/Food... America in pieces!!!!

[ConfederateSS]

You figure private companies not maintaining their train tracks to a higher standard is happening because they sent money to Ukraine?

-------- The train tracks are government protected...The companies are responsible for the train cars safety...The tracks and cargo inside the cars became Federal , thanks to men like Jessie James, Butch Cassidy,Sun Dance Kid...In Michigan....U.S. Government track inspectors ...For the whole State , guess how many???....2,YES 2...to inspect the whole State...
---------- No dimes...We the tax payers money has been sent to the Ukraine....
--------- No difference than after WW2... As American train tracks , bridges were falling apart...We were building Europe back up....If the Ukraine forces Russia/The Soviet Union out, or gives up half the country....It will be the American tax payers that rebuild the Ukraine.... Instead of new train tracks here in America...Even if Russia/Soviet Union wins, the sad thing , Americans still might pay to rebuild, unbelievable, but we all know it is true...... ConfederateSS.out!(The Blue and Silver Rebellion)...

[mookiemcgee]

You figure private companies not maintaining their train tracks to a higher standard is happening because they sent money to Ukraine?

-------- The train tracks are government protected...The companies are responsible for the train cars safety...The tracks and cargo inside the cars became Federal , thanks to men like Jessie James, Butch Cassidy,Sun Dance Kid...In Michigan....U.S. Government track inspectors ...For the whole State , guess how many???....2,YES 2...to inspect the whole State...
---------- No dimes...We the tax payers money has been sent to the Ukraine....
--------- No difference than after WW2... As American train tracks , bridges were falling apart...We were building Europe back up....If the Ukraine forces Russia/The Soviet Union out, or gives up half the country....It will be the American tax payers that rebuild the Ukraine.... Instead of new train tracks here in America...Even if Russia/Soviet Union wins, the sad thing , Americans still might pay to rebuild, unbelievable, but we all know it is true...... ConfederateSS.out!(The Blue and Silver Rebellion)...

I know it really frustrates you when you get confronted with 'facts' that don't match with what you heard on hillbilly radio but....

https://www.aar.org/wp-content/uploads/ ... -Sheet.pdf

America's freight railroads are almost entirely privately owned and operated. Unlike trucks and barges, freight railroads operate overwhelmingly on infrastructure they own, build, maintain and pay for themselves.

https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/M ... parail.pdf

I wonder which party has supported more US gov't track inspectors and regulation to force railway companies to maintain their equipment and which party has done everything they can to minimize gov't regulation and oversight?

I wonder how much money private rail companies have spent buying republicans via lobbyists vs using that money to maintain their equipment? If only that info was a quick google away...

https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/ ... 18&ind=m04
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-r ... in-america

As far as I can tell you are strongly arguing for either more regulation of private rail companies, or you are arguing for a pure socialist takeover/bailout.

but sure... let's blame Ukraine! That's alot easier than actually looking at the history of who voted for what regarding rail regulation for the last 30 years....

[HitRed]

The main NSC $$$ corridor Chicago to New York runs through 3 Dems states and 2 Republican states. So 60 /40.
Broken down by Electoral College results 2020
69 Democrats
29 Republicans



I would think the lobbing would go to the Dems.