This from Paul Krugman's blog - follow link, etc., etc.
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Diminished Individualism Watch
A few weeks back I commented on a George Will column in which he said that
the real reason for progressives’ passion for trains is their goal of diminishing Americans’ individualism in order to make them more amenable to collectivism.
So I think that it is my civic duty to report that yesterday, as I got off Amtrak 161 from Trenton to Washington — having spent 2 1/2 hours being made more amenable to collectivism, not to mention finishing another chapter for 3rd edition — I saw George Will leaving the business class car. (I usually prefer the coach quiet car.)
AAR Rail Traffic in November: "Continued Economic Uncertainty Reflected in
Rail Volumes"
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From the Association of American Railroads (AAR) AAR Data Center. *Graph
and excerpts reprinted with permission*.
*Continued Economic Uncertainty Reflecte...
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