None of those things make it not possible, those are simply reasons why it hasn't worked recently. The future will be different than the past (I claim). barfo
Come on now! You can't build $8 billion SuperTrains from Disneyland to Vegas in 2014 by simply lowering 30-year mortgage rates!
Party over country...or party is country...or something like that. Just don't be the one to push me on the train to the re-education camp. OK, if you do, at least be witty.
But it will be a high-speed train! Don't you want to ride one? They are a lot of fun, I can tell you that. At least I'll be able to after you've returned from the camp. barfo
Think of that train as an investment in our future! Plus it'll generate jobs to build the train system, run it, etc.
It's nice that you "hope" for "change". I tend to look at repeated trials with the same results as confirming the hypothesis.
Really, you don't think the world has changed over the past 50 years or so? Remember that railroads were king 100 years ago. Things change. We didn't use to be able to chat on S2. We had to use bbf.com, uphill both ways in the snow. Railroads may make a comeback. It makes sense they would given the inevitable shortage of oil. barfo
As a small business owner, I would absolutely LOVE if my credit lines were re-extended to July 2008 levels. I don't need any more than I had, just wish they could be put back. But even with the billions infused from the gov't, I can't get a loan or have my credit lines extended. So forgive me if I'm not as fired up about the National Endowment for the Arts or more TV converters. Getting the ability to borrow money could have my small business hire two (of the original 3) of my salesmen back. But feel free to continue hoping that more TV converter boxes means more jobs.
The answer to that, of course, is don't borrow. What sort of business is your business? Someone needs to build (import?) and sell those converter boxes, right? So there are jobs there. Plus I think someone posted that that example isn't really valid. barfo
