I tried to make it fairly realistic. Obviously I would like HSR absolutely everywhere, but a line through middle of nowhere Montana probably would not see much ridership and would come at extreme cost (especially in the mountains).

    • AcortexOT@lemmy.caEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I honestly think it’s a marquee example of some of the ways our North American culture has failed us. It’s a level coordinated infrastructure that we just can’t pull off despite so clearly being a net gain in quality of life for the average citizen.

      • Labototmized@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        So many if not all of the faults of the US where the average citizen would benefit don’t benefit the wealthy and so things remain the same. And many if not all of the faults that benefit the wealthy harm the average citizen. The US government does not care about the average citizen they care about the wealthy class and nothing more.

        It’s not a “we just can’t seem to pull it off” and more of a “they won’t let us”

    • Labototmized@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      That’s one of the main things that drives me crazy here - the massive poor people tax that is the automotive industry.