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Impedimentus

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21. Punishing the east and west coasts, and the cities - Democratic strongholds.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Apr 6, 2017, 03:01 PM

Apr 2017

The insanity never stops.

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220 Cities Losing All Passenger Train Service per Trump Elimination of Federal Funding for Amtrak [View all] workinclasszero Apr 2017 OP

I love the train katmondoo Apr 2017 #1

I wish we had a national train system like the EU has too workinclasszero Apr 2017 #2

In much of the EU, the trains system has been privatized DFW Apr 2017 #28

Germany is now using calls for tenders in many cases Ezior Apr 2017 #46

Most of the Regoinalbahnen are fine DFW Apr 2017 #47

Trains and more dugog55 Apr 2017 #9

+100 workinclasszero Apr 2017 #41

We were in Europe last month and took the train from Florence Italy to Venice kimbutgar Apr 2017 #18

I am sad to have missed the golden age of train travel HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #29

I love riding on trains, too. LisaM Apr 2017 #3

he's just a fucking asshole... dhill926 Apr 2017 #4

Ads may write themselves .. but his stupid base will remain stupid Le Gaucher Apr 2017 #14

My son rides Amtrak home from school quite often. Snarkoleptic Apr 2017 #5

That is cheap HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #32

Yeah, the price is right. Sometimes it's more like $110. Snarkoleptic Apr 2017 #40

Congratulations HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #45

Getting rid of Amtrak has been a wet dream of the RW for decades n2doc Apr 2017 #6

Conservatives view mass transit as a form of collectivism BannonsLiver Apr 2017 #19

And they hate anything that provides union jobs. milestogo Apr 2017 #20

My guess is prosperous Amtrak routes get kept and maybe sold off Blue_true Apr 2017 #23

Dutch trains now run on "wind power" SwissTony Apr 2017 #7

It won't be just Trump... Also our republican controlled Congress. keithbvadu2 Apr 2017 #8

Wo didn't see this coming? DK504 Apr 2017 #10

Once these items are eliminated from our budget they'll be nearly impossible to replace groundloop Apr 2017 #11

Now is America great again? world wide wally Apr 2017 #12

Of course, cities vote Democrat, so he is getting his revenge Amishman Apr 2017 #13

I doubt that big cities will suffer much from this item. Blue_true Apr 2017 #24

Bingo workinclasszero Apr 2017 #42

Bastard! smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #15

How many trips to Mar-a-Lago will that pay for? L. Coyote Apr 2017 #16

it's posts like this that make me wish we had a "like" button renate Apr 2017 #39

Who needs trains, anyway CanonRay Apr 2017 #17

Punishing the east and west coasts, and the cities - Democratic strongholds. Impedimentus Apr 2017 #21

Wrong. Big, high population cities will be hurt the least from this item. Blue_true Apr 2017 #25

Beam me up Scotty... Martin Eden Apr 2017 #22

I hate these fucking assholes more every single day! Initech Apr 2017 #26

Be proud, America... Blue_Tires Apr 2017 #27

The ones that will suffer most DFW Apr 2017 #30

That would include us in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia... k8conant Apr 2017 #33

I can imagine DFW Apr 2017 #35

The republicans are pushing this nation further into third world status. liberal N proud Apr 2017 #31

Tinpot disputes like #45 can never make us greater than Europe. nt NCjack Apr 2017 #34

Do you mean despots? k8conant Apr 2017 #37

He's making America great again. lpbk2713 Apr 2017 #36

Oh they can't. How is this possible? nolabear Apr 2017 #38

Another blow to small towns--and a coup for fossil fuel. McCamy Taylor Apr 2017 #43

How many American Jobs will that ruin? FSogol Apr 2017 #44