Impartial_Observer Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 32 minutes ago, DanteEstonia said: And there’s the kicker... Amtrak is not a business. Semantics, it’s a privately owned entity with government subsidies. It has a long and storied history of mismanagement, bleeding cash, and an increasing dependence on the taxpayers. Who do I talk to about getting subsidies for my business?
Bobref Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 31 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said: Semantics, it’s a privately owned entity with government subsidies. It has a long and storied history of mismanagement, bleeding cash, and an increasing dependence on the taxpayers. Who do I talk to about getting subsidies for my business? It’s the Postal Service on rails.
DanteEstonia Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 42 minutes ago, Bobref said: It’s the Postal Service on rails. And both are public services...
Muda69 Posted January 20, 2020 Author Posted January 20, 2020 9 hours ago, DanteEstonia said: And there’s the kicker... Amtrak is not a business. Then please tell us what it is. 1
Impartial_Observer Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 Amtrak is the poster child for all that is wrong with government intervention into free markets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak Founded in 1971 as a quasi-public corporation to operate many U.S. passenger rail services,[1][2][3] it receives a combination of state and federal subsidies but is managed as a for-profit organization.[4] Amtrak's headquarters is located one block west of Union Station in Washington, D.C.[5] 10 hours ago, Bobref said: It’s the Postal Service on rails. Another 19th Century relic that has probably outlived it's usefulness. Of course I still have customers who hand write checks and use a Paymaster, so I guess the taxpayers will continue to dump money down that bottomless pit as well. 1
Muda69 Posted January 20, 2020 Author Posted January 20, 2020 11 hours ago, Bobref said: It’s the Postal Service on rails. Except that the USPS has constitutional justification for existing. Amtrak does not. 1
gonzoron Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 12 hours ago, Impartial_Observer said: Who do I talk to about getting subsidies for my business? Rudy Giuliani 1
swordfish Posted January 21, 2020 Posted January 21, 2020 On 1/20/2020 at 6:37 AM, Muda69 said: Then please tell us what it is. A perfect way to launder funnel money into the Railroad Union? 1 1
Muda69 Posted January 21, 2020 Author Posted January 21, 2020 Just now, swordfish said: A perfect way to launder funnel money into the Railroad Union? Yes, that and probably just another government jobs program. 1
Recommended Posts