Better Laid Than Never By Tim Knight - 09, Feb 2022 As you probably know, if for any reason you’re ever interested in destroying large sums of money , just get a government involved. City, state, or federal, it doesn’t matter. The simple fact is that these power-hungry organizations are populated by people who couldn’t hack it in the world of private enterprise, so they have found solace in union-protected, high-paying government jobs where it’s impossible to be fired and there’s zero accountability. Just show up now and then, and the direct deposits will flow. With that as a basis, I was not the least bit surprised to see this headline in the morning paper: I’ve written about the High Speed Rail (HSR) project many times before, but in case you’re unacquainted with it, there’s not much to understand: back in 2008 , the taxpayers of California were asked to approve a $10 billion bond measure to help pay for a train that ...