Harry Reid's choo choo has been given approval to begin work on the Las Vegas to scenic Victorville express train in the latest boondoggle Harry Reid has proposed.
From the Las Vegas Sun: The U.S. Transportation Department has given the green light to developers of DesertExpress to begin preliminary engineering for the $5 billion, 186-mile high-speed rail project that would link Las Vegas with Victorville, Calif.
The approval, known as a record of decision, is the final step in the arduous process of preparing an environmental impact statement on the controversial project.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office issued a news release Tuesday announcing the record of decision.
This “announcement is about one thing: creating good-paying jobs right here in Nevada,” the Nevada Democrat said in the release. “This major step forward for the privately sponsored DesertXpress project will create more than 32,000 jobs in Southern Nevada and boost our economy by providing another way for tourists to visit and enjoy this great state.”
http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/jul/12/developers-cleared-start-desertxpress-engineering/
Creating 32,000 jobs in Las Vegas and the rest of southern Nevada? Any one who believes that will also believe that Barack Obama is honest and loves poor people.
Further, who wants to ride to Victorville and then find transportation to Southern California? It will take longer to take the train than the car. This is going to cost taxpayers millions of dollars each year in subsidies to the private business. And when the private company goes bankrupt, then the taxpayers will be left holding the loan for over 5 billion dollars and the government will be forced to take over the railroad.
Thank you Harry Reid for this taxpayer rip off.
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