$53 Billion for High Speed Rail?

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Originally Posted by BlueStreak

Jimbo is a trip. I always liked the guy. I would never vote for him. But he sure is hilarious to listen too.

I grew up near Youngstown, and have been there many, many times. It's hard to believe that, in the late 1940s it was listed twice as one of the best places to live in the United States and had nearly 200,000 residents. Then we discovered cheap imported steel. Today it has less than 70,000 residents and one of the highest violent crime rates in the country. But, really, even during it's high flying days, Y'town was know for it's mafia activity and labor strife. A rough and tumble city of hardcases.

Dave

I have a number of friends from Aliquippa and Beaver Falls, PA. It's much the same there (though not quite as bad), but Pittsburgh itself has made a remarkable turnaround.