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SO! You want Commuter Rail?
True to form MA commuter rail blows a Billion dollars annually and has massive debt in addition to the subsidy. You think your property taxes are too high now? What would they be with commuter rail?
In the event you were too busy to catch the latest on commuter rail, know this.
MBTA that would be the commuter rail system in MA is in deep debt AND according to news reports the rail line is subsidized to the tune of 1 Billion dollars per year. Thats Billion with a B!
If you're a liberal and your wish is to support commuter rail please answer this question. How much education, support for the poor, aid to dependent children, aid for the severlly handicapped, aid to education, additional firemen, additional police, additional teachers do you suppose 1 billion dollars would buy?
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If commuter rail will not work in MA it cannot work in NH. Factually it is not working -defined as breakeven or profitable- anywhere in the U.S. Your legislature this year reduced the state budget by 1 billion dollars, actually a bit less, and the citicism from the left reached a groundswell. If you can't accept a 1 billion dollar savings to balance a budget how can you accept a 1 billion dollar handout to commuter rail.
