how is this ad trash? Schiff is an economic genius and has done more for prosperity then you could ever imagine. Look up austrian economics and youtube "peter schiff was right". This guy was telling everybody years before the financial when it would hit exactly and WHY is would hit. He actually can win the general because he has the volunteers. Money doesn't always equal votes. Support, passion, volunteers, and credentials does. Schiff has all of the above. Just check him out and you will see. Youtube some of his speeches particularly the 2006 mortgage bankers speech.

If amtrak was a good consumer choice it wouldn't have had to be nationalized in the first place. There are probably many routes that are profitable, but many that aren't. It is not fair to the American people who have to subsidize a route at sometimes 400 to 500 dollars per ticket.

What we should do is try to sell Amtrak to investors who will make it profitable. We could split it up to add competition. If there is competition prices will go down and more people will ride. I would take the train from San Francisco to Milwaukee if it didn't take 70 hours in some cases. That is ridiculous.

Allow trains to go whatever speed they want, and the rails will improve.