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Reporter for WSJ / co-author of THE CULT OF WE, reviews such as "marmalade-dropper" -The Times; "very funny" w/ "wry juxtaposition" -NYT; http://cultofwe.com 

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    Eliot Brown‏Verified account @eliotwb 25 Feb 2019

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    "California’s High-Speed Rail Authority, which is running the project, was established 23 years ago. During that time China has built 16,000 miles of high-speed rail." https://twitter.com/ConorDougherty/status/1100070357942251521 …

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      1. Rich Swinton  🇺🇸‏ @RicoSuaveJD 25 Feb 2019
        Replying to @eliotwb

        Proof it can be done - if we had the will.

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      1. Eric Geller‏Verified account @ericgeller 25 Feb 2019
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        command economies: they get the job done!

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      1. Alan S. Drake  🇵🇷 Remember Puerto Rico  🇵🇷‏ @AlanfromBigEasy 25 Feb 2019
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        And spent over $1 billion in planning and public outreach.

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      2. Laura‏ @tailor31415 25 Feb 2019
        Replying to @eliotwb

        tired of being compared to China. I'd rather live in a country where laborers aren't essentially enslaved than one with lots of trains.

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      3. Lei Gong‏ @gonglei89 25 Feb 2019
        Replying to @tailor31415 @eliotwb

        The working class scraping by in the US look “essentially enslaved” enough to me...

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      2. Daveed‏ @DaveJaycock 25 Feb 2019
        Replying to @eliotwb

        China did so on the backs of very cheap labour working under dangerous/deadly conditions.

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      3. Bawfuls‏ @bawfuls 25 Feb 2019
        Replying to @DaveJaycock @eliotwb

        France built high speed rail for 1/10th what it's projected to cost in CA, and they have stronger unions than the US. Labor cost isn't the problem. https://hmmdaily.com/2019/02/15/americas-signature-mode-of-transportation-is-high-cost-rail/ …

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      1. Thann Vernon‏ @tmvernon 25 Feb 2019
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        Labor is cheaper in China

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      1. P. S. (aka Participation Starter)‏ @Patrixmyth 25 Feb 2019
        Replying to @eliotwb @Fahrenthold

        I'd like to understand how this transforms Fresno. Commuting to the Bay area daily for work? Moving goods? Second homes? It seems like a formula for raising property values without a connected rise in local supporting wages. Good for developers, clearly.

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      1. Patricia DeRush‏ @derush_patricia 25 Feb 2019
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        Of course there’s a difference when a country (China) doesn’t care about the people or environment they are displacing

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