MrMakabar@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 20 days agoWhy Trains would NEVER WORK in the USAslrpnk.netexternal-linkmessage-square69linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWhy Trains would NEVER WORK in the USAslrpnk.netMrMakabar@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square69linkfedilink
minus-squareTehhund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoThat’s the joke — Americans will complain that trains aren’t profitable while ignoring that roads and airports aren’t profitable either. Sometimes it’s stupidity and sometimes it’s a bad faith argument.
minus-squareDupaCycki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 days agoAh, my bad. I thought the graph was showing that they do make money. Now that the full image loads after pressing it, I can see it’s about highways.
That’s the joke — Americans will complain that trains aren’t profitable while ignoring that roads and airports aren’t profitable either. Sometimes it’s stupidity and sometimes it’s a bad faith argument.
Ah, my bad. I thought the graph was showing that they do make money. Now that the full image loads after pressing it, I can see it’s about highways.