The High Speed Rail Act (Awaiting Presidential Signature/Veto)

[MasterJedi]

I support high speed rail but this bill isn't that good. Get rid of the tax increases and forcing the regions to pay.

What I'd suggest is having an auction where a private company or companies could come in and work with the federal and regional governments to construct these railways.

[MasterJedi]

I'd suggest adding Milwaukee as a stop on the St. Louis-Chicago line.

[MasterJedi]

I'd suggest adding Milwaukee as a stop on the St. Louis-Chicago line.

OMG Earmark!

Actually, that would make a lot of sense.

Haha, considering Milwaukee has sh**t of a railroad system and is pretty much tied for the highest bus fairs in the country it could help a lot.

[MasterJedi]

Glad to hear the positive comments about the modified version.

Would anybody like to propose any amendments to what is now written? I'm certainly open to quite a bit, as I would definitely like to get this bill through.

I'd like 2 changes:

Minneapolis, MN- St. Louis, MO- Chicago, IL- Milwaukee, WI- Minneapolis, MN

and

San Diego, CA- Los Angeles, CA- San Fransicso, CA- Portland, OR- Seattle, WA

[MasterJedi]

Glad to hear the positive comments about the modified version.

Would anybody like to propose any amendments to what is now written? I'm certainly open to quite a bit, as I would definitely like to get this bill through.

I'd like 2 changes:

Minneapolis, MN- St. Louis, MO- Chicago, IL- Milwaukee, WI- Minneapolis, MN

and

San Diego, CA- Los Angeles, CA- San Fransicso, CA- Portland, OR- Seattle, WA

     Hopefully that unfortunate misspelling does not make it into the final version of the bill.

Haha, it's been a long day for me, he can fix it if he likes the idea (I hope) and adds it to his amendment.

[MasterJedi]

Aye