Yesterday, William Teach mentioned the Triangle Transit System and pointed out some of the problems with it.

Now I read an article in the News Observer that actually complains about the train system! Someone needs to get over to the News Observer and let them know they're not toeing the line! If Raleigh wants a train system, they're going to have to learn from Charlotte - lie big, and lie often.

When the "Transit Authority" (Note: NEVER create or trust any "authority" as they are completely unelected and completely irresponsible with ZERO responsibility) sold the people on the train, the cost was "no more than" $100 million. That was 10+ years ago.

The cost now? AT LEAST $750 million...with reduced service. And they haven't started building yet, so construction prices WILL go up more. Oh, and the land purchased for the train? The Transit Authority appraised the land for $9 million. What did they pay? $24.5 million. Yes, government at it's finest.

Why should you care? If you're in the U.S., you're paying for it. The federal government keeps getting its fingers in the way. Trains do not work without MASSIVE density -- which does not exist anywhere in North Carolina.

That won't stop government from wasting literally billions of dollars -- and it will continue to cost tens to hundreds of millions every year it's in operation. And that's just wrong.

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