03-18-2017, 01:11 AM
(03-17-2017, 04:43 PM)Ragnarök_62 Wrote:(03-17-2017, 04:34 PM)Kinser79 Wrote: Rags....
You want Mass Transit? Leave that to the states and to the cities. Interstate rail and air transport can be left with the DOT.
I'd include Fannie and Freddie. There is more than enough fat to trim.
As to the DOD yeah, it has a lot of bullshit that has to be wrapped up too. An aggressive withdrawal back to our Hemisphere will do much to aid in that.
Yes, I think the USA has an auto fetish. Autos belch out a lot of pollution. Also, in rural states like Oklahoma, I whistle stops along current rail lines would be nice. At present, if you want to fly, you have to drive more than 70 miles to hit the closest airport. I also like to pull any lever to get rid of the addiction to foreign oil. I'd love to see what happens to oil price once the externalities of defending oil imports gets tacked on.
Is there any question that the fossil-fuels industry has its hooks deep into President Trump?
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