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Re: France's government offers to absorb $41 billion of SNCF's debt to end the ongoing strike |
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Posted by Broadway Lion on Sat May 26 18:55:43 2018, in response to Re: France's government offers to absorb $41 billion of SNCF's debt to end the ongoing strike, posted by Nilet on Sat May 26 16:49:06 2018. Ah... Passenger Trains?Well you see, the passenger business, that is the problem, now, isn't it? It does seem to me that all passenger business needs to be subsidized, from automobile to train to air plane. I guess I could make money running a passenger train, say the Long Island Rail Road, for example, but then the fares would indeed be quite a bit higher. So much so, that I could bet by with far fewer trains, employees and equipments, since most people could not afford to ride them. But of the ones who could, I dare say I could make a profit. The others can part their cares on the LIE and enjoy hours of non-start grid lock. So if we want transportation to work for people, for the city, for the state, I suppose we had better find a better way to fund it. Of course we could bring back First Class coaches on the LIRR. You know, for those who would pay quite a bit more for comfortable travel to and from work. What the heck, if yo make six or seven digits of salary, perhaps you could afford special amenities. And there is nothing wrong with that as it would help fund the transportation of those who need to have reduced fares. See, *I* get a luxury class accommodation with complimentary continental breakfast, and those who need reduced fare can get that on my largess. ROAR |
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