tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941801736271521741.post6946914434143688732..comments2012-11-20T09:43:54.284-05:00Comments on California Normal Speed Rail: Saving Caltraincrzwdjkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06394805356595604336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941801736271521741.post-55333626946061139192010-06-15T23:11:10.583-04:002010-06-15T23:11:10.583-04:00The problem isn't even total subsidy, it's...The problem isn't even total subsidy, it's operating subsidy (as opposed to capital subsidy), and the operating subsidy for roads is hard to account for, because it's rarely directly attributed to the roads budget. For example, the Highway Patrol is largely concerned with enforcing order on roads but gets counted in the law enforcement budget, while Caltrain has to explicitly account for their law enforcement costs. And I would argue that the many hours of unpaid labor spent on driving are a subsidy to roads as well.crzwdjkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394805356595604336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941801736271521741.post-80990698745206037952010-06-09T15:44:08.018-04:002010-06-09T15:44:08.018-04:00Has the subsidy for roads gone down the same perce...Has the subsidy for roads gone down the same percentage as the subsidy for trains?Helen Bushnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177708490995175178noreply@blogger.com