Is California ready for high-speed rail?

Oct. 20, 2008 3:30 PM PT

All week, the Reason Foundation’s Adrian Moore and the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Dan Tempelis debate Proposition 1A, which would authorize the state to sell nearly $10 billion in bonds to go toward building high-speed rail.

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Opinion

How much will Prop. 1A cost taxpayers?

Adrian Moore says the proposed high-speed rail system will cost Californians billions of dollars a year to operate. Dan Tempelis says high-speed rail would be an antidote to what ails the state’s economy.
Oct. 21, 2008
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Opinion

Why should all Californians pay for high-speed rail?

Dan Tempelis says Prop. 1A will create thousands of jobs, buttress our ailing infrastructure and fight pollution. Adrian Moore says its the wrong time for Californians to spend billions on such a poorly planned project.
Oct. 20, 2008

Is California ready for high-speed rail?

How much will Prop. 1A cost taxpayers?

Why should all Californians pay for high-speed rail?

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