obama or McCain

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Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:48:02 +0000

Is the government responsible for subsidizing every private business venture in this country?



Amtrak is a government-owned corporation.

If the price of oil stays high as forecast, then public transportation will become a critical issue for millions of Americans. Hardest-hit will be the middle- and lower-income classes for which transportation costs are taking up an increasingly large part of their budgets. Rail is one of the most efficient and cost-effective modes of transportation that’s available on a large scale.



A lot has changed recently in light of oil prices, so it’s really about where the candidates want to go from here.



No, it’s about leadership and vision. In 2000, McCain held the influential position of chairman of the Senate Science, Commerce and Transportation committee. I’ve been closely following news about the coming energy crunch since the 1990s, so I know for a fact that the House and Senate were aware of reports that predicted Peak Oil would probably hit in the latter part of the following decade. If McCain had leadership and vision, he would not have killed funding to Amtrak at that time. We’re paying the price for that decision today.

That being said, both Republicans and Democrats bear some responsibility for the energy problems we’re having today.