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avatar Work on high-speed rail set to begin this year
April 12, 2010 04:28PM
Environmental approvals for the proposed $4 billion DesertXpress high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Southern California are taking longer than expected, but executives with the project said Thursday they expect construction to begin this year.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/mar/25/work-high-speed-rail-set-begin-year/
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avatar Re: Work on high-speed rail set to begin this year
April 12, 2010 04:49PM
Let me see if I have this straight, we are paying $4 Billion to put people with money on a train so they can go to Las Vegas and leave the money there in a shorter time than it takes now.
Am I missing something?


Old Dude
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avatar Re: Work on high-speed rail set to begin this year
April 12, 2010 04:51PM
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mrcondron
Let me see if I have this straight, we are paying $4 Billion to put people with money on a train so they can go to Las Vegas and leave the money there in a shorter time than it takes now.

Nope. This isn't that high speed rail.

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Am I missing something?

Last I heard Vegas is paying for this one.
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avatar Re: Work on high-speed rail set to begin this year
April 12, 2010 05:25PM
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mrcondron
Let me see if I have this straight, we are paying $4 Billion to put people with money on a train so they can go to Las Vegas and leave the money there in a shorter time than it takes now.
Am I missing something?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Xpress
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avatar Re: Work on high-speed rail set to begin this year
April 12, 2010 05:40PM
OK. Las Vegas is putting up the $4 Billion to get our people to the casinos faster than driving.


Old Dude
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avatar Re: Work on high-speed rail set to begin this year
April 12, 2010 05:43PM
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mrcondron
OK. Las Vegas is putting up the $4 Billion to get our people to the casinos faster than driving.

And I'm sure they'll make their money back in a timely fashion.
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avatar Re: Work on high-speed rail set to begin this year
April 12, 2010 10:35PM
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mrcondron
OK. Las Vegas is putting up the $4 Billion to get our people to the casinos faster than driving.

And I'm sure they'll make their money back in a timely fashion.

QUITE sure!


The body betrays and the weather conspires, hopefully, not on the same day.
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April 13, 2010 12:12AM
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mrcondron
OK. Las Vegas is putting up the $4 Billion to get our people to the casinos faster than driving.

And I'm sure they'll make their money back in a timely fashion.

QUITE sure!

Gambling is simply a tax on those that can't do math.
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