The total deterioration of the US airline industry is difficult to live through. The airlines have drifted into an impossible model of competing for every fare at the sacrifice of the quality of the experience. Being placed into a seat with zero leg room (an I am not tall) and paying for a snack is almost to the point of laughable.
The US needs to decide if an investment in a rail grid is favorable to an investment in a regulated airline industry - pick one and invest. There is a portion of the population were being in NYC in three hours is not critical. Let's save flying for those willing to pay a premium to be somewhere fast. Let's have trains to get everyone else around who doesn't absolutely have to be there overnight....
I agree that we need to develop high speed rail for regional transportation.
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