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On 9/5/13 12:05 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 5 Sep 2013 11:20:46 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Thu, 5 Sep 2013 07:53:28 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

So you admit Amtrak is a welfare program.

I admit that Amtrak receives subsidies, and never said otherwise. But I
am bright enough to know and understand that the airline industry does
as well!

It is not really a subsidy if the money comes from the airline
passengers themselves. It is just another fee, like paying for luggage
or a drink.
Amtrack passengers get a certain percentage of their ride paid for by
taxpayers who have never ridden on a train.

As does the airlines. I've shown you over and over, you just refuse to
see it.

You have shown where the money goes but you ignore where it came from.
The money the federal government spends on airlines comes from ticket
taxes. There is a separate tax for some of the services (airport tax,
TSA tax, ATC tax) plus a 7.5% slush fund tax for everything else.
It is a user fee.
The airline itself is a private company that needs to price the ticket
itself high enough to pay their bills and return money to the stock
holder.

Amtrak can't even cover the price of running the train from their
ticket price and all of the other money comes from the general public.
If Amtrack actually charged a fair price, Harry's ticket to Florida
would be about $1500 and that would still not cover terminal, track
and security costs.

Naw. Our ticket prices would still be... $0.00 for the overnight sleeper.