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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (5 children)

China wants unity, even in places where it doesn't make economic sense.

edit: 100% downvotes are coming from people that don't know the situation. The CCP wants fast travel to major population centers even when the rail line isn't profitable.

[–] CheeseNoodle 34 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Isn't that a good thing? sounds like the rail is being run as a public utility rather than a business. And its still likely profitable if you average the cost over all the lines.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

I never said it was a good/bad thing. I'm saying the Chinese gov. isn't as concerned with profit. Which explains the difference between California and China

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

It makes economic sense but not financial sense. Railways are almost always profitable once considering second and third order effects.

It's the same story with Amtrak, so I'm not sure why people are so confused. Amtrak loses money on every train that's not the NEC.

[–] off_apparition 1 points 11 months ago

Are they siding with the hunter or the emissary this time?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago

did you mean to say utility instead of unity?