cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/8638019
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Who the fuck cares about “repayment?” Government services are supposed to provide societal good and compensate for market failures, not turn a profit.
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I think it should be fully publicly owned, but OP said investors should get together to compete with Amtrak, and those investors ostensibly want repaid.
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No, I meant amtrak can invest in itself. Taxpayer money shouldn’t be used to enrich corporations. Unless we’re buying shares and getting some control, perhaps.
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