adamjcook, 9 months ago Instead, we should have invested heavily in subsidizing domestic #manufacturing of advanced #rail technologies and trainsets. Further, we should have heavily incentivized local governments to buildout #RegionalRail - something that many metro areas desperately need. It is a deadlocked “chicken-or-the-egg” problem for many US metro areas and we needed massive funding to break the cycle. Instead, #cars will be further entrenched via the #IRA’s flaws. We will pay dearly for this in time.
Instead, we should have invested heavily in subsidizing domestic #manufacturing of advanced #rail technologies and trainsets.
Further, we should have heavily incentivized local governments to buildout #RegionalRail - something that many metro areas desperately need.
It is a deadlocked “chicken-or-the-egg” problem for many US metro areas and we needed massive funding to break the cycle.
Instead, #cars will be further entrenched via the #IRA’s flaws.
We will pay dearly for this in time.