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| High-Speed Spending on High-Speed Rail | |
On June 17, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) asked states for proposals for spending the $8 billion of stimulus money that Congress allocated to high-speed rail. Which raises a question: Would you pay $1,000 so that someone – probably not you – can ride high-speed trains less than 60 miles a year?
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| New Report Shows High-Speed Rail a Waste of Money | |
| Atlanta – The federal administration’s proposed high-speed rail plan will cost $1,000 for every federal income taxpayer, yet the average American will ride high-speed trains less than 60 miles a year, according to a report released today by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. The report estimates that the average Georgian will take a round trip on high-speed trains only once every 17 years. |
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| Signing Away Health Care Freedom | |
| Georgia’s Democratic Party is asking Georgians to sign its petition asking the state’s two senators to “support President Obama’s health care reform proposals, even if it means standing up to Republican leaders like Rush Limbaugh and Dick Cheney.” Pray it ain’t so. |
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| Removing the Political Shortage of Water | |
| About 82 percent of Americans receive drinking water via publicly owned water systems, according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Many of these municipal and regional systems operate at a loss, meaning users’ fees don’t cover the cost of treating and delivering the water. Many water authorities are critically behind on maintenance. They lack the capital to update their water purification and wastewater treatment plants or to secure additional water supplies to meet expected growth in demand. |
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