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On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 12:10:54 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 07:39:10 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

Part of the cost of your travel to Jax is subsidized by taxpayers
although Amtrak has done better this year, requiring only $1.3 billion
in federal subsidizes compared to $1.4 billion in 2012.

Air travel is subsidized as well.

Cite

You're kidding, right???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_Air_Service

http://tinyurl.com/882ckbl

A boondoggle that should be stopped IMHO.
That is not a general subsidy for anyone not going to 100 tiny
airports.
Rail needs the same kind of subsidy for virtually every passenger
because ticket prices never cover costs.

Oh ****, what on earth do you think the air subsidies are for???