Regional and Intercity Bus\Rail Transportation - Page 29

roger1818 · #**561** Posted **Dec 11, 2023, 2:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by Truenorth00

If you can figure out how to pay for it, we can have better. The whole reason HFR was put forward was because we've failed to have any political support for HSR for decades. Ironically, authoritarian regimes tend to build HSR as prestige projects and can do so, for much cheaper.

It’s funny how things are cheaper when you underpay your workforce.

Truenorth00 · #**562** Posted **Dec 11, 2023, 2:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by roger1818

It’s funny how things are cheaper when you underpay your workforce.

Also cheaper if you don't have to pay fair compensation when you take property or account for environmental damage properly. Funny, how all the railfans talking about how great China or Uzbekistan is, would never want to actually live there.