[milwaukee-electric] Re: Who is Tom Rubin, and what exactly is the 'Reason Institute'?

[Don Ross]

The thing I get a kick is the fact that no one can look 25 years ahead. 
About 15 years ago we had the same kind of knuckle heads at Dallas.  They 
have disappeared.  Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, wants to get more rail. 
And Fort Worth is getting ready to do the same thing.  Rubin was sent out 
with tar and feathers.  He hasn't come back.

Don (the young one)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Y Marti" <yance at oldmilwaukee.net>
To: <milwaukee-electric at lists.dementia.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 9:11 AM
Subject: [milwaukee-electric] Re: Who is Tom Rubin, and what exactly is the 
'Reason Institute'?


>
> It's hard to come up with an accurate economic analysis in these times 
> when prices fluctuate so greatly. Six months ago when the study was done, 
> prices were at an all time high, especially for fuel costs. If he couldn't 
> come up with figures that would show lower costs for a mass-transit system 
> vs a longer distance bus route, then his math must be extremely poor.
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