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goldenlight18 t1_j6jwkac wrote

Reply to comment by contrary-contrarian in My proposal for near-future inter-town/city passenger rail expansions in Vermont! (MAP) by DrToadley

This was really a one time funding coupled with Leahy's seniority in the senate pulling weight. With him retiring it will be a while before we have that influence again.

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contrary-contrarian t1_j6jz241 wrote

This is mostly true, but it shows that large investments in small states is possible.

We could cut military spending by 1/64th and have enough funding to build light rail in most of the country...

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