(Source: Baltimore Sun, September 12, 2011)
BALTIMORE, Md. — The latest Congressional proposal to eliminate state-sponsored Amtrak service across the country is a short-sighted assault on passenger rail, according to an editorial in the Baltimore Sun. Conservatives like to attack government subsidies given to rail passengers while ignoring the billions of taxpayer dollars spent on highways and airports. Killing Amtrak is extremely shortsighted at a time of rising gasoline prices and congested roads.
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