California's high speed rail is a real threat to the state: an incredibly expensive white elephant that will suck money away from critical infrastructure like schools. Please read this and think about what high speed rail really means for California.
What are other people saying
It's hard to imagine someone really doing the analysis and still supporting high speed rail. If you're a California taxpayer, high speed rail is going to cost you a fortune. So you might want to invest the time to read about it. Here's some more reading for those on the fence.
Here's a great write up on why high speed rail is really really bad: reason.org
Here's a detailed analysis of the real financial situation, and how in the best case, HSR only loses $400 million a year.
Here's a Washington Post article on the folly of high speed rail.
Even the California State Legislative Analyst's Office has "huge concerns" about HSR.
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