In the Nineteenth Century...

Jason · Only in cartoons

In the Nineteenth Century...

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

The problem is that now we're used to the idea of the government doing it. Obviously.

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

Also, they should make a train that goes across the entire country, so that when you're on the train, you're in California....

Pizza · Sheriff of Paddy's

This is officially the 1000th topic. CELEBRATE GOOD OBAMA COME ON.

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

IT'S OBAMA BAMA

MATHSEX · MASTER BATOR

Jason wrote:

...the government did not need to use taxpayer money to build railroads. All they had to do was allow private investors to build profitable, efficient rails.*

What is so different about today?

Note: I'm seriously asking a question.

* I don't want to get into the history of freight rail pricing in the late nineteenth century. I'm speaking only about passenger rails.

back in those days, there was a geographical need for those railroads; alternative, reliable transportation was limited to horses and river-fording, oxen-driven wagons (with the occasional squirrel hunt).

although the high-speed rails would be kickass (especially since i could get to chicago in half of the time it currently takes me), they would be somewhat frivolous now.

on a tangent, an advanced rail system will not be as profitable for those financing it as it was back in the 19th century because the days of hiring chinamen to build the rails are over.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

God what an awful show that was.

Pizza · Sheriff of Paddy's

We don't have no fancy schmancy taxpayer funded railroads in eighteen sixty-fawr 'n sich

hitlerfromhell · My penish a-so small

MATHSEX wrote:

Jason wrote:

...the government did not need to use taxpayer money to build railroads. All they had to do was allow private investors to build profitable, efficient rails.*

What is so different about today?

Note: I'm seriously asking a question.

* I don't want to get into the history of freight rail pricing in the late nineteenth century. I'm speaking only about passenger rails.

back in those days, there was a geographical need for those railroads; alternative, reliable transportation was limited to horses and river-fording, oxen-driven wagons (with the occasional squirrel hunt).
although the high-speed rails would be kickass (especially since i could get to chicago in half of the time it currently takes me), they would be somewhat frivolous now.
on a tangent, an advanced rail system will not be as profitable for those financing it as it was back in the 19th century because the days of hiring chinamen to build the rails are over.

Nah now they're making our clothes and ****. Mexicans are the wave of the future

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

Mexicans are skilled laborers.

MATHSEX · MASTER BATOR

DEATHPIGGIE wrote:

Mexicans are skilled at taking siestas and working at wendy's.

MATHSEX · MASTER BATOR