The Train to Nowhere Is a Symbol of Everything Wrong with Calif.: Strassel on Trump Set to Pull $4B from High-Speed Rail

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STRASSEL: "That’s what make this story so fun because the train to nowhere is this fantastic symbol of everything that is wrong with California. So first of all this track and all of these plans have been all wrapped up forever and all of California’s rules of its environmental rules, safety rules et cetera they cannot seem to get any of the studies done because California has ridiculous regulations. And then they decided to climb into bed with labor unions were start charging extortionate fees to work on these projects but they cannot make that come about. And then you have California politics. But the ultimate political project so it subject to all kinds of political infighting and changes in another final issue they’ve gotten a plan for the future. They don’t even know, like Florida if they could make money even if they get it done. You add all these things together and of course the thing is not done after 20 years and of course it’s smart to cancel because it’s never going to be done."