CAHSR and the Moon

[boxcarsyix]

Just a thought that came to mind.

From Sputnik to Apollo 11 was a mere 12 years. At the same time we built the Interstate Highway System and fought a war. All this and the National Debt dropped (as a percentage of GDP)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_public_debt#mediaviewer/File:US_Federal_Debt_as_Percent_of_GDP_by_President.jpg

Now CAHSR seems like an imposible dream and we can't run a passenger rail system. Not to mention the fact that we can't maintain those highways.

 

[SP&S]

Boy, this could get political real fast.

One word: Priorities

I miss the days when we were the country that "could do".

 

[SubwayNut]

NEPA, NIMBYism, LULUs, BANANAs

 

[railiner]

I miss the days when we were the country that "could do".

That's part of the reason Tom Brokaw called them 'The Greatest Generation'

 

[Steve4031]

I know nimby, but what do the others mean?

 

[Devil's Advocate]

Boy, this could get political real fast. One word: Priorities I miss the days when we were the country that "could do".

Large scale projects have always been political. What's different today is that they've devolved into being extremely partisan.

I know nimby, but what do the others mean?

As used here on the forum they mostly translate into "scapegoat."

 

[Paulus]

I know nimby, but what do the others mean?

National Environmental Policy Act, Locally Unwanted Land Use, Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere.

 

[Saber Mom]

Boy, this could get political real fast.

One word: Priorities

I miss the days when we were the country that "could do".

Amen.

 

[Devil's Advocate]

Maybe we can improve the situation by promising to never get political.