• grue@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Who the fuck cares about “repayment?” Government services are supposed to provide societal good and compensate for market failures, not turn a profit.

    • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      I think it should be fully publicly owned, but OP said investors should get together to compete with Amtrak, and those investors ostensibly want repaid.

      • Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de
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        1 year ago

        No, I meant amtrak can invest in itself. Taxpayer money shouldn’t be used to enrich corporations. Unless we’re buying shares and getting some control, perhaps.