Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to California@lemmy.world · edit-27 months agoTrump administration pulls $4B in federal funding for California’s high speed train projectapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkTrump administration pulls $4B in federal funding for California’s high speed train projectapnews.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to California@lemmy.world · edit-27 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-squarezabadoh@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down10·7 months agoAs much as I hate Trump, the high speed rail project is a mess and needs to die.
minus-squarePoach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoWhat a terrible opinion. Why would you not want them to finish the things they’ve already survived decades and billions to do. A project that will help traffic congestion.
minus-squarezabadoh@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·7 months agoThe original cost was projected to be $33 billion, and the projected cost has now risen to $128 billion. About $15 billion has already been spent. Project insiders and high ranking political insiders are pessimistic on whether it can ever be completed. Sometimes it’s just time to give up, even with significant sunken costs.
As much as I hate Trump, the high speed rail project is a mess and needs to die.
What a terrible opinion. Why would you not want them to finish the things they’ve already survived decades and billions to do. A project that will help traffic congestion.
The original cost was projected to be $33 billion, and the projected cost has now risen to $128 billion.
About $15 billion has already been spent.
Project insiders and high ranking political insiders are pessimistic on whether it can ever be completed.
Sometimes it’s just time to give up, even with significant sunken costs.