And as long as there is a national safety net, California should draw its fair share from the collective. But it shouldn’t assume that it can freely bill other states for its in-state decisions.
If there were a list of faltering, ineffective and counterproductive programs and projects that California policymakers are bitterly clinging to, the “bullet train” would be at the top. Voters asked for an ambitious high-speed rail that never leaves the state, but California cannot get the job done alone. The rest of the country has been mustered to help pay for what has become an infamous flop.
Not all are happy with California socializing its blunder. Consequently, federal funds are in jeopardy. The U.S. Transportation Department and the Federal Railroad Administration have reallocated an unspent $4 billion grant for the project that had been doled out by the previous administration. In response, the High-Speed Rail Authority filed a motion to stop what Gov. Gavin Newsom called “a heartless attack on the Central Valley.” But the feds cited, correctly, a history of “mismanagement and incompetence” that have produced “a decade of failures” as reason for pulling the funds.
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California Looking For ‘Foreign’ Aid
Kerry Jackson
And as long as there is a national safety net, California should draw its fair share from the collective. But it shouldn’t assume that it can freely bill other states for its in-state decisions.
If there were a list of faltering, ineffective and counterproductive programs and projects that California policymakers are bitterly clinging to, the “bullet train” would be at the top. Voters asked for an ambitious high-speed rail that never leaves the state, but California cannot get the job done alone. The rest of the country has been mustered to help pay for what has become an infamous flop.
Not all are happy with California socializing its blunder. Consequently, federal funds are in jeopardy. The U.S. Transportation Department and the Federal Railroad Administration have reallocated an unspent $4 billion grant for the project that had been doled out by the previous administration. In response, the High-Speed Rail Authority filed a motion to stop what Gov. Gavin Newsom called “a heartless attack on the Central Valley.” But the feds cited, correctly, a history of “mismanagement and incompetence” that have produced “a decade of failures” as reason for pulling the funds.
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Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.