Reply #4: Obama recently saw to it that his Administration handed over 2 billion bucks

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to the state of California. For bullet trains. On the surface, that seems promising, till you realize that it will be overseen by the politicos in Sacramento.

The strings attached to the money is that it must go to purchasing the land needed for the bullet train access. So a great deal of it, given the entire slimey culture of Sacramento and California elected officials, is that they will be making back room deals and parceling out the money to whomever among them can handle getting title to properties, for pennies on the dollar. Similar in nature to the George W Bush deals when he bought up land and then his stadium building friends helped him cash in on it.

Meanwhile the Caltrains system is going under. Too bad, because the last thing the smog-covered hills and vallies of the Bay area need are more cars on the highway.