One of the reasons we had budget surpluses in the late 1990s is government spending was only a little over 18 percent.
I am not satisfied with the progress, and I certainly have more questions that have not been answered.
So, total, what does Amtrak lose a year, then, in total?
So wouldn't that be the policy prescription, the first policy prescription is make sure that, rather than have the taxpayers subsidize that,...
Wow. So you can't tell me how much you lose in a year?
But the freight rail system is pretty profitable, correct?
So, in other words, the Federal Government pumps money in, you count that as revenue, and then you still lose $500 million.
I am not interested in the way Congress figures it. What does your profit and loss look like?
OK, ``multiple billions.'' Are you talking $10 billion? Are you talking $15 billion?
Would you say that one of the reasons is because of the discipline of a private-sector marketplace?
Taxpayers would like it, though.