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radelix t1_ixhro9z wrote

Reply to comment by miner_sd in Your Robotaxi Is Almost Here by Rear-gunner

They haven't figured out how to make money from trains.

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demalo t1_ixhvc0g wrote

Ding ding ding ding…. This is the winning answer. If it doesn’t make money in a capitalist society than it doesn’t get done by a private company. If people want trains they need to legislate for it. Get support. Find one city or community that is pro mass transit and make it a model for other cities to follow. Boston spent $$$$$ on the big dig, imagine if implementing a train or other mass transit solution at a fraction of the cost. It would turn heads pretty quickly.

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Odd_Calligrapher_407 t1_ixkipye wrote

Ironically, the MBTA took on an unsustainable amount of debt in defraying the cost of the big dig. Classic creative financing to cripple a public good in the service of highways.

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