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headgasketidiot t1_j6k6qc2 wrote

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

Americans 150 years ago: We are destined by god to expand our dominion throughout the entire continent.

Americans today: building a modest rail network in Vermont could not happen in a million years.

Note: Manifest Destiny was genocidal and bad. I'm just poking fun at how small our collective vision for what is possible has become.

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patsboston t1_j6k7xpu wrote

I would love to have it happen. What is the recent precedent? How would there be funding for this considering it would need bipartisan approval in congress?

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