NoTeaPartyPleez
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Thank you for tacitly admitting that you cannot substantiate your claims.
What you are not taking into account is that there are those who cannot travel by those alternative means and have to use the train. People with disabilities that prevent them from flying or spending long hours in a vehicle being unable to move around. Trains are their only option for long distance travel.
And yes, I am one of those people. I have a condition that prevents me from sitting in one place for long periods of time. I work with a standing desk. If I have to travel for work, and yes, I do, then I take Amtrak. It takes way too long to go by road and planes don't allow you to stand on flights.
So what alternative do you have people who have disabilities? I have a friend who cannot fly or drive long distances for an entirely different medical condition to mine.
Are we not allowed to travel because everything must be profitable in America? Is the Almighty Dollar more important than people's lives?
I also have a disability that prevents me from sitting for long periods of time. I prefer driving. I can stop, get out when I need to. I will sometimes fly but I can drive easier, less costly and quicker than a bus or Amtrak. Plus driving gives me more freedom of going exactly and how I want.
What about the millions that don't live near a train how do they get around? Maybe you can learn from them.
Can you drive for more than 20 minutes without being in excruciating pain?
If yes, then you don't have a medical condition that prevents you from driving long distances.
Thanks for admitting that you don't have a legitimate reason why Amtrak should not be providing services to those who have no other options for long distance travel.
So you now define long distances and who has a disability or not, and what reasons are legitimate or not? LOL! You think pretty highly of yourself.
I told you my reasons and they are every bit legitimate as yours. So please spare me your tripe.
Fact is government isn't required to, nor should it subsidize any business. Farms, GE, General Motors, Solyndra, Bank of America, airlines, none should be subsidized.
Please spare me your judgements on me, that is childish nonsense.
Typical mindless RWKJ response when they can't actually deal with reality.
When you lose, you resort to name calling. Interesting.
That's not name-calling. This is name calling: you're nothing but a system-gaming, self-inflicted cry baby hypocritical "victim". There. That's name calling.