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Buddyzbuddy

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5. I'm a Democrat in CA and I have to say, it is a boondoggle.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Feb 21, 2025, 08:18 AM

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Total waste of money. One of the dumbest ideas. Billions of $ to shave 90 minutes of drive time.
I really like Newsome but he blew it on this one. Couldn't we have used the funds for more charging stations, lower gas taxes and grants towards electric car purchases. Instead we're saddled with higher gas taxes, higher registration fees and quasi privatized toll roads that were built and paid for by us taxpayers.

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Trump administration takes aim at $4B in funding for California high-speed rail [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

"deserving infrastructure projects elsewhere in the United States" Walleye Yesterday #1

I'm bracing for Trump to withdraw federal funding for the replacement tunnel no_hypocrisy Yesterday #2

Now you KNOW BumRushDaShow Yesterday #4

Paging Governor Gavin Newsom... IcyPeas Yesterday #3

I'm a Democrat in CA and I have to say, it is a boondoggle. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #5

and that whoosh sound you hear azureblue 23 hrs ago #12

Bull crap, it's a little faster for a few people that can afford it. Buddyzbuddy 21 hrs ago #15

Ninety minutes of homegirl 20 hrs ago #16

That poster brooklynite would be happy with this move Prairie Gates Yesterday #6

China would have built it in a month and a half somsai Yesterday #7

Easy, without having to consider environmental impact, work within eminent domain restrictions, etc. NT mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #8

China has amazing high speed rail Evolve Dammit Yesterday #10

What happened to Infrastructure Week? Owens Yesterday #9

Japan homegirl 20 hrs ago #17

Along these lines DENVERPOPS Yesterday #11

and watch Gavin azureblue 23 hrs ago #13

If California, NY, and a few other Blue States DENVERPOPS 23 hrs ago #14

States don't send money to DC MichMan 5 hrs ago #19

That is what I meant DENVERPOPS 3 hrs ago #20

Should have been completed years ago and for the cost they promised MichMan 6 hrs ago #18