Lazy framing on HSR (at least, initially):https://twitter.com/asymmetricinfo/status/1095783939111817222 …
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True, more pressure points to create a vetocracy, where nothing gets through:https://twitter.com/asymmetricinfo/status/1095785310229803024 …
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True, many other European countries use civil law, rather than common law, which is just inherently a more litigious system: https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/02/10/why-we-cant-have-nice-things-2/ …https://twitter.com/asymmetricinfo/status/1095789575874719750 …
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Also, sadly true. Way cheaper to build HSR from Houston-Dallas in Texas which isn't on a bunch of giant seismic faults and has flat, instead of steeper, vegetated terrain: https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2018/11/29/bullet-train-texas-central-what-to-expect.html …https://twitter.com/asymmetricinfo/status/1095791615845773315 …
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Yep. A gravy train (except for prospective riders):https://twitter.com/asymmetricinfo/status/1095792324074975255 …
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Also, laws too biased in favor of land owners. Other countries, even democratic ones, it's much easier for government to pay a market price and acquire the land for public infrastructure projects.
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