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[Tovarisc]

Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts could lead to 220 US cities across 23 states losing out on all of their passenger train services, according to a new study.

The analysis from the National Association of Rail Passengers (NARP) concluded that cuts to the infrastructure budget, would cut off Amtrak, transit, and commuter rail programs, and even air service to some rural towns.

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As a result it estimated that 220 cities in 23 states will have no passenger rail transport as a result.

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The cuts are part of a proposed 13 per cent, or $2.4bn (£1.9bn), reduction in the Department of Transportation budget.

Cuts of a further $2.3bn (£1.85bn) to the Federal Transit Administration’s capital investment programme that helps communities start commuter rail projects, have also been suggested.

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Many of the communities that could be affected are in rural areas which voted for Mr Trump in the presidential election. The Us leader won nearly 70 per cent of the rural vote in 2016.

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Mr Mathews said that the proposed elimination of Amtrak’s long distance trains was "cutting a vital service that connects these small town economies to the rest of the US."

He added: "These hard working, small town Americans don’t have airports or Uber to turn to; they depend on these trains."

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao also put a halt a massive California project to improve their commuter rail system that would have created an estimate 9,600 jobs in the state.

Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...port-american-passengers-cities-a7672811.html

 

[Lumination]

They can ride on all the coal trains we'll be reviving.

 

[azyless]

Many of the communities that could be affected are in rural areas which voted for Mr Trump in the presidential election.

Sad !

 

[dan2026]

Gotta pay for that wall half the country wanted somehow.

 

[eggandI]

They can ride on all the coal trains we'll be reviving.

Lmfao

 

[zer0das]

My town is probably going to lose air service. Not surprised.

 

[Doominated]

KhaledYouPlayedYourself.gif

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Biden wept..

 

[geomon]

DJ stays winning

 

[ShadowKingpin]

This sick mother fucker. Amtrak is my only mode of transportation outside of my city to see my family or to get to an airport since my car can't make the trip. Trump needs to fuck off from society.

 

[SuperBowser]

I mean, he's got to save money somewhere to fund his crazy ideas. May as well fleece the people that will vote for you regardless.

 

[Particle Physicist]

Sad !

lol I guess they voted for this.

 

[Marvie_3]

They can ride on all the coal trains we'll be reviving.

:lol

 

[Protein]

They have perfectly good horses they can ride into town. They can feed their horses coal too.

 

[RCSI]

They have perfectly good horses they can ride into town. They can feed their horses coal too.

I'm sure they are cutting funding from the Equestrian Department of Transportation as well.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

fuck your jobs, fuck your healthcare, fuck your opportunities to advance and thrive

good job trump voters

 

[madstarr12]

That's what they get. They wanted change, now they're getting it.

 

[jett]

They got legs, don't they.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Wouldn't be a Republican administration without shitting on the poor people that vote for them.

 

[theWB27]

This is another typical chess move by trump. Solving the obesity problem by making people walk to where they need to go.

 

[sir_kevith]

This is the reality of what running the government like a business looks like. The government should provide services that don't always make business sense as long as they are beneficial to a huge number of people.

 

[jstripes]

But at least those scary refugees won't be able to take the train to their backwater towns.

 

[Bo-Locks]

Well, shit.

Only yesterday I watched this video which says ease of access to transport has a stronger influence on one's economic prospects compared to crime levels in the community or 1 parent households.

 

[Stinkles]

Infrastructure anxiety.

We need to brand trains so they go along with it.

Welfare Locomotives
Urban Engines

 

[Slayven]

Many of the communities that could be affected are in rural areas which voted for Mr Trump in the presidential election.

Government fuckery is always going to hurt red states the most.

 

[NeonBlack]

Local businesses will boom

 

[PdotMichael]

And they will still vote for the next Republican because the fact that a black guy gets something is enough for suicidal behaviour.

 

[Pinko Marx]

>hiring a New York urbanite to fix problems in the rural community.

 

[Ban Puncher]

 

[GK86]

 

[Aaron]

And they will still vote for the next Republican because the fact that a black guy gets something is enough for suicidal behaviour.

You're giving them too much credit. They just do what fox news tells them to, reciting the same tired talking points like the parrots they are.

 

[Bruce Springsteen]

People really love seeing people suffer just because they voted differently. I didn't vote for trump but I'm sure as hell not laughing at those who voted for him and will face negative consequences because of it

Empathy just doesn't exist anymore

 

[Vital Tundra]

Literally going backwards in time.

 

[Stinkles]

Jokes aside I don't think isolating these folks further and in a literal fashion is going to improve their job prospects or behaviors and voting patterns.

 

[TemplaerDude]

How else are you going to find the money to spend on a giant wall and blowing up other countries.

 

[Auto_aim1]

They can't implement their agenda like giving massive tax cuts unless they repeal ACA, privatize SS and other things. So they are trying to squeeze money from here. It is really sad to watch.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

People really love seeing people suffer just because they voted differently. I didn't vote for trump but I'm sure as hell not laughing at those who voted for him and will face negative consequences because of it

Empathy just doesn't exist anymore

These people voted to fuck themselves over because an abusive rich white dude told them he would stick it to brown people like me for their benefit. Obviously their eventual plight is not a good thing but it's hard to empathize with people that prioritized hate and division over the needs of the many.

 

[kirblar]

People really love seeing people suffer just because they voted differently. I didn't vote for trump but I'm sure as hell not laughing at those who voted for him and will face negative consequences because of it

Empathy just doesn't exist anymore

People don't learn unless they feel pain. (See: liberal voting patterns where it takes a Bush/Trump to motivate people off their asses.)

They had trains under Obama. They won't under Trump. Maybe they'll put two and two together.

 

[Bruce Springsteen]

These people voted to fuck themselves over because an abusive rich white dude told them he would stick it to brown people like me for their benefit. Obviously their eventual plight is not a good thing but it's hard to empathize with people that prioritized hate and division over the needs of the many.

They voted for trump for a multitude of reasons which has been covered to death, it's not just "racist people hahaha, now suffer!!"

Politics is more complex than that

 

[Saint Gregory]

Literally going backwards in time.

Isn't that the GOP motto? We should stop calling them conservatives and start calling them by the proper term, regressives.

They voted for trump for a multitude of reasons which has been covered to death, it's not just "racist people hahaha, now suffer!!"

Politics is more complex than that

The coverage says one thing but our eyes an ears hear another. Part of what got us into this mess in the first place is people placing more importance on "feelings" over reality. The reality has been that Trump ran an aggressively racist campaign from literally day one. Having an ability to ignore his racist agenda and still vote for him isn't much better than being overtly racist in my opinion.

 

[ascii42]

So much for that plan to rebuild our infrastructure.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

People really love seeing people suffer just because they voted differently. I didn't vote for trump but I'm sure as hell not laughing at those who voted for him and will face negative consequences because of it

Empathy just doesn't exist anymore

Yes, let's bring up the topic of empathy corncerning the group that consistently responded with "he's just telling like it is!" when the man they supported suggested giving the yellow star treatment to Muslims.

 

[kirblar]

They voted for trump for a multitude of reasons which has been covered to death, it's not just "racist people hahaha, now suffer!!"

Politics is more complex than that

No, it's primarily the racism: https://www.thenation.com/article/fear-of-diversity-made-people-more-likely-to-vote-trump/

Nothing else is strongly predicting Obama-Trump flips (and Romney->Not Trump flips the other direction), and it also predicts Trump voters in a way that it doesn't predict McCain or Romney voters.

 

[wonderful103]

I didn't vote for trump

Lol

I barely post in OT and even I know that this is hilarious.

 

[Bruce Springsteen]

Yes, let's bring up the topic of empathy corncerning the group that consistently responded with "he's just telling like it is!" when the man they supported suggested giving the yellow star treatment to Muslims.

Lack of education, being manipulated... not everyone who voted for Trump is a devil

 

[DustyVonEric]

"It's called Shoes, bitches. Use 'em"

Played yourselves.

 

[Dead Prince]

they need the military money. can't let russia take over the world.

 

[Tovarisc]

So much for that plan to rebuild our infrastructure.

Oh they will rebuild it.

In major cities at coasts and states like Texas, maybe.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Lack of education, being manipulated... not everyone who voted for Trump is a devil

Well now they're going to be educated the hard way.

 

[SilentRacoon]

Trump addressing this next week: " Those trains contribute big time with pollution, like you wouldn't believe, I will put our environment first above luxurious forms of transportation, people can walk, I walk all the time."