Originally Posted by
LeftWing
The "free market" can only decide if the playing field is level. The airlines have infrastructure in place. HSR does not.
In a sense, airlines are a form of public transportation.
I give up..... Your right we should level the playing field for everyone. Let make sure to hire people from every race, religion, sexual orientation, to operate these trains. We should also allow people to pay for the train ticket according to how much money they make. It's not fair that the guy making 200k pays the same as the guy making 30k. Don't forget international travel, lets make sure we subsidized the ship industry for people who are afraid to fly, but still want to go to Europe. They used to have an infrastructure back when people rode trains.