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Posted by AMoreira81 on Fri Sep 26 23:58:26 2008, in response to Re: Debate!!!!, posted by Train Dude on Fri Sep 26 23:53:06 2008. It is the short trips where the US wastes the most fuel, like the drive to a supermarket that is less than 1/2 mile away just because one would be gambling with life just trying to walk it.As for heating costs, there are programs to help people afford that, which I am for. But the US should absolutely NOT be subsidizing on-highway fuel costs, because people on roads get subsidies, whereas railroads have to pay 100% of costs of maintaining their ROW (and in many cases, pay taxes on it too). Someone is getting a raw deal. The problem is that there are much more accessible places where oil may be...Western NY, anyone? (And to boot, that would provide a very depressed area with a much needed shot in the arm.) |
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