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Originally Posted by iheartthed
If that's the case, and I have no reason to doubt that this is true... Does it matter that building rail is more expensive in the U.S.? If relatively higher costs aren't prohibitive to any other parts of our infrastructure development then why does it matter for heavy rail?
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Some people reach that same conclusion, but I think the big picture is that we can't do anything to fix our problems without a lot of building stuff, whether that's rail systems, roadwork, power grid, flood control, energy-efficient housing, affordable housing, etc.