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**Fiipolera** · 12-29-2009, 10:45 PM

Out of curiosity, what is the cost of airfare and the accessibility of airports throughout India? One of the main reasons passenger rail is at the level it is currently in the US is because air travel was so cheap, easy and fast and to just about anywhere you needed.

And as a link to it, aeronautics is one of the industries the US still leads in.

So, in part of the discussion, are some of the differences between US and other countries is that air travel is so prevalent?

That is what happens when the airlines sell tickets at a loss.

I think the government should increase taxes on gas and invest the money in trains. The problem is the government will just build soccer stadiums.

12-29-2009, 10:45 PM	#22
Fiipolera Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	Out of curiosity, what is the cost of airfare and the accessibility of airports throughout India? One of the main reasons passenger rail is at the level it is currently in the US is because air travel was so cheap, easy and fast and to just about anywhere you needed. And as a link to it, aeronautics is one of the industries the US still leads in. So, in part of the discussion, are some of the differences between US and other countries is that air travel is so prevalent? That is what happens when the airlines sell tickets at a loss. I think the government should increase taxes on gas and invest the money in trains. The problem is the government will just build soccer stadiums.
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