Public Transport

"Billionaire Elon Musk, who is advising Trump on plans to radically shrink the U.S. government, said earlier this month he thought Amtrak should be privatized."

"Congress approved $66 billion for rail projects as part of a massive infrastructure bill in 2021, with $22 billion dedicated to Amtrak over five years on top of regular funding.

In 2023, then-President Joe Biden announced $16.4 billion in grant funding for 25 rail projects on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor -- Boston to Washington -- the busiest U.S. rail corridor with 800,000 daily trips in a region representing 20% of the U.S. economy."

...typical. We pay for it, they profit from it. Socialize costs, privatize profits. The American Way™©®

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I would not be surprised if the government aims at destroying train infrastructure, too. Musk has used his Boring company to stop expansion and improving rails in the west. You can expect that they cut the money for the north-east corridor.