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How much public transport could we get for $46 billion? (www.1news.co.nz)

submitted 8 months ago by rimu@piefed.social to c/politics

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[–] TagMeInSkipIGotThis 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That's really only a problem because the long distance road freight is run under a massive government subsidy. Rail has to pay its own way; whereas road pays for a fraction of the damage it causes.

By which I mean yes you have to double-handle to get stuff on & off rail wagons. But that's unattractive because road transport is artificially cheap.