The problem is most certainly NOT lack of money, it is
how this money is spent that is the problem.
But of course, if it were not for the dastardly, pesky and miserly Republicans, this train would not have flown off of the tracks.
106 mph!!!! on a curve!
Yep, that's the ticket baby!
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As has already been pointed out, everything from the stimulus bill to regular appropriations has spent
billions of dollars on Amtrak, and Amtrak still failed to install the speed-control system that was supposed to be completed this year — a system that the NTSB and others believe would have
prevented this accident. So, the “investments” in safety systems have produced no safety system. Where does Amtrak spend its money? Almost every dime of ticket revenue is spent on personnel —
salaries, benefits, bonuses, etc.
Read more at:
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/418396/what-amtrak-spends-its-money-kevin-d-williamson