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US229 - Privatize Amtrak
| Privatize Amtrak to save $1.6BN/yr in federal subsidies | |
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Despite requirement that Amtrak operate on a for-profit basis, it continues to receive about $1.6 billion in taxpayer funds each year. Forty-one of Amtrak’s 44 routes lost money in 2008 with losses ranging from $5 to $462 per passenger.
Source: mittromney.com
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