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If Social Security is the third rail of American politics, then the first two rails probably belong to Amtrak.(The Week ...)(Brief Article)
If Social Security is the third rail of American politics, then the first two rails probably belong to Amtrak. Despite proving itself woefully unable to turn a profit, Amtrak remains enormously popular among the political class and continues to receive massive amounts of federal aid: $1.2 billion in 2005 alone. On April 15, however, its trains not only failed to run on time--they failed to run at all. Or at least none of the premium Acela trains serving the Northeast corridor ran, after inspectors found them replete with cracked brakes. The problem may take months to fix. This snafu happens to ...
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