tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post1992401571074931227..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: Just Follow The Streetcar Track Of MoneySomebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-66821477983782729472013-07-02T13:38:51.686-05:002013-07-02T13:38:51.686-05:00Hahaha! - join the 21st century by bringing back a...Hahaha! - join the 21st century by bringing back an early 20th century technology. Nice! Sounds exactly like the foolishness I am hearing here in Cincinnati as well.<br /><br />Here is the bottom line: Liberals love choo choo trains (but feel buses are beneath them!) :OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-85435209249204785962013-05-19T16:18:52.829-05:002013-05-19T16:18:52.829-05:00Oh, and also, with respect to Anonymous' point...Oh, and also, with respect to Anonymous' point number 3: Highways are a prime example of spending money on something that loses money. Their costs are huge and their hidden side effects nasty. We do need roads and streets, obviously, but here in Wisconsin, the highway construction lobby is so powerful that we have been building far more miles of roads relative to our population than any other nearby state. Yet automobile mileage is down in the state, in part because younger citizens are trending away from car ownership and the rest of us are being more thrift with our transportation dollars. It's foolishly wasteful to build freeways and exit ramps to nowhere, but those highway special interests have been busy pumping up the campaign coffers of people like Scott Walker, so it just goes on and on. And by the way, it wouldn't be half so bad if the state would decide to spend more on fixing the roads and streets we already have and less on new ones we don't need.Man MKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531054697577604925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-35100912348095306942013-05-19T16:14:04.629-05:002013-05-19T16:14:04.629-05:00Anonymous needs to look beyond his narrow limit of...Anonymous needs to look beyond his narrow limit of vision. "There used to be streetcars" in most major cities across this country, and even many smaller cities. And guess what? Except for Milwaukee, most major cities AGAIN HAVE STREETCARS, only this time modernized, highly efficient ones. Why? Because they're economical, reliable and people like to use them. And they use less energy than everybody bombing around in CO2-belching gas cars, one person to a couple tons of car, in most cases. That in turns means less congestion on busy urban streets. So check your notes, anonymous. Except for wingnut Republicans, Wisconsin would already be joining the 21st Century with light rail, street cars AND high-speed intercity rail. Backwardness is so lovely in the spring, don't you think?Man MKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531054697577604925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-37594020097796519382013-05-12T10:55:34.632-05:002013-05-12T10:55:34.632-05:00For number 2 and 3, why don't you ask the Road...For number 2 and 3, why don't you ask the Road Builders? Cause you're kidding yourself if you don't think highways and roads don't "lose money."<br /><br /> You suburb boys really flail on the weekends without Belling and Sykes to tell you the talking points, don't you?Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-29634253984450712132013-05-12T10:52:44.695-05:002013-05-12T10:52:44.695-05:00If you're outside if the City of Milwaukee, yo...If you're outside if the City of Milwaukee, you aren't paying for it. There is no statewide assistance to operate a streetcar or any light rail in Scott Walker's budget, and it hasn't existed for decades. The construction costs are federal and local, and the utilities are overstating any costs to utilities (and rate changes are approved by the PSC anyway).<br /><br /> You can oppose the streetcar all you want in the 262, but don't say you're paying for it, 'cause you're not.<br /><br /> LEAVE MILWAUKEE ALONE!Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-52575984314353480002013-05-11T17:19:10.730-05:002013-05-11T17:19:10.730-05:00Think about your response to my comment. I mean, ...Think about your response to my comment. I mean, really think about it. <br /> <br />1. There used to be streetcars in Milwaukee.<br />2. Why did they go away?<br />3. How can spending money on something that loses money be considered economic development?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-738614974013592422013-05-11T09:41:33.633-05:002013-05-11T09:41:33.633-05:00Yeah, who needs economic development or job creati...Yeah, who needs economic development or job creation? capperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751967312821403092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-46053967996683286052013-05-11T09:39:33.747-05:002013-05-11T09:39:33.747-05:00I think your last sentence sums this issue up, nic...I think your last sentence sums this issue up, nicely.<br /><br />This trolley is nothing more than a "nice thing".<br /><br />You want it, you pay for it.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com