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Thursday, October 23, 2008 12:00 AM

Who says Americans won't ride mass transit?

With gas prices through the roof, our car-crazy nation showed the love for buses and trains. But there's a glitch.
By Katharine Mieszkowski

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  • Wednesday, October 22, 2008 08:00 PM

    If only the bailout money was available for mass transit

    I haven't done an economic analysis, but based on a gut feel, I'd bet that $750 billion would build a fully functional mass transit system for every city in the U.S. with a population of 300,000 and over. Plus, a couple of brand new, fully staffed and fully equipped hospitals. Plus free ice cream for everyone. At least.

    What a pity. What a waste of $$$.

    Grind on, Washington politicians. Grind on.

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