The U.S. Needs and Wants Mass Transportation

Is the United States really developed all the way? Can we get better as a nation? Yes, I really believe there are tons of pressing needs domestically that the United States could improve on and it would make many things easier for the whole world. Right now, our economy is slowly limping along, our infrastructure is about 10 years to old, our influece abroad is slowly losing its power and our leadership has been very weak. I believe one solution that can help all 4 of those things is mass transportation in the United States. Wouldn't it be nice to take a fast speed rail to Columbus or Cleveland in less than an hour for about $20 or maybe a bullet train to Chicago or New York City in about 2 hours for about $40. It would be nice, even a more efficient bus system that connects the whole United States.

This addresses everything. It would boost our economy through creating jobs and revenue. It would really improve our infrastructure and bring us up to par compared to Europe and the Asian Tiger Economies such as Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. It is different, the United States is a lot bigger and tougher to execute a mass transportation system, we are not the size of Japan, and probably mroe rural, but if we do it on a larger scale, then it should be 10x the benefits.

It would take heavy capital and probabaly some Foreign Direct Investment from some other countries. But, everyone thought Eisenhower was crazy when he created highways for the military, but look what it did for the growth of our country. It has lasted us this long and now I believe we need something that will last us another 50-100 years. Canada did something about this around 2008 in the midst of a global financial crisis, they reinvested into their countries infrastructure creating more than 1 million jobs and FDI. They could weather the financial crisis because of the reinvestment into their own country.

I really hope in his last 2 terms, or the next president focuses on infrastructure, because the United States needs it badly. Not only could it help our economy it could really cutdown CO2 emissions and our environment would benefit.

Thats TJ's Take