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In 13 years, the supposed $10 billion California Bullet Train, has now ballooned to a cost of $98 billion, and the first section between Bakersfield and Merced has not even been completed. Who goes from Bakersfield (Central Valley) to Merced (edge of the Bay Area) on a regular basis you ask? Not enough people to offset how much this is costing the American taxpayer.
The aphorism, “in for a penny, in for a pound,” comes to mind. With this boondoggle of a project that stupid people voted for in 2008 failing at every turn, Governor Gavin Newsom does the only thing he knows how to do: throw more money at it and assume it will resolve itself.
From the Los Angeles Times:
A battle to secure an additional $4.2 billion for the California bullet train has hit an impasse, with Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders failing to reach a compromise Friday.
His Hairfulness is still under threat of Recall. He, and his media sycophants claims he has the advantage, but if he continues to lose these battles, it will add additional fodder to the case for his removal.
Not that additional fodder is needed. This governor is a corrupt, inept disaster and he needs to be removed. more
I hear Klammy knows how to pull a train. Not to mention she’s always wearing a pearl necklace.
What?
I love trains but for passenger use they’ve been a sink-hole for public funds for decades!
What boggles the mind is, after you hear him or his staff speak publicly it doesn’t take long to figure out these people are dumber than a box of rocks. They’ve never run a business, they’ve never signed the front of a paycheck, the life long gov employees that would ever survive in the real world. Scares the shit out me to hear they are negotiating anything. They’re not capable.
If you understand that the rail project was just another way to pay off the “supporters” of the politicians (by paying inflated land prices) who would then share their good fortunes with the politicians, then you’d know that the project is right on schedule. A few more rounds of taxpayer moneys to split and they’ll say that it’s our fault because we won’t take a train when we can fly.
But I love choo choo trains!
“In 13 years, the supposed $10 billion California Bullet Train, has now ballooned to a cost of $98 billion“
In all fairness, half of that 88 billion increase was due to the Biden inflation over the last 8 months.
If it works, tax it!
If it doesn’t work, subsidize it.
Merced is not on the “edge of the Bay Area”, it’s a two-and-a-half-hour drive away. And the reason that section was started first was because it was the cheapest land. The only passengers between those two destinations would be migrant farm laborers going from one job to another.
While watching the US Open tennis tournament on the tube this week and last I’ve noticed an all-out commercial blitz, from Bernie to Kamilla (where’s that community organizer guy?) and the prevailing theme is that everyone will die if the recall is successful because Elder is anti-vaxx.
Newsom has also promised another round of stimulus checks, more free money.
Newsom also wants California Tax Payers to hand over 16.7 Mil to Afghan immigrants. California tax payers have already been bled to death. WTF is e thinking?
It has been a bribe supported boondoggle for 45 years.
I grew up a Ronny “D”. I had a good friend (whom I nominated for my Board, and was elected) who was Chm of Asmb Trans. Cmmt. He took $xxx,xxx bribe to get govt to build BTrain. Jerry got $xx,xxx,xxx bribe. Bruce spent his $ in America, and went to prison. Jerry went to RedChina; spent his significantly more $ and was ok. If you get a Bribe from Globalists but do not spend the bribe in America its OK?!@#$?!%^&*?!#*?
I distrust lawyers; this is one reason why!
The Bullet Train is the result of globalist bribery! But spend your bribe in Red China and “no harm, no foul”!
If CA was a company, they’d have been chapter 11’d out of existence a long time ago.