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minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down8·2 months agoReag- Oh wait that was Carter.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·2 months agoCarter liked the trains. Reagan was the one behind the defunding. That’s why 1979 was the peak and not 1980.
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·2 months agoI’m sure Carter liked trains, but he was still a neoliberal who staffed his admin with people who believed Amtrak should be profitable and cut 10,000 miles from Amtrak’s network.
Reag- Oh wait that was Carter.
Carter liked the trains. Reagan was the one behind the defunding. That’s why 1979 was the peak and not 1980.
I’m sure Carter liked trains, but he was still a neoliberal who staffed his admin with people who believed Amtrak should be profitable and cut 10,000 miles from Amtrak’s network.