Counterpoint: the government can and does subsidize remote parts of the United States to the tune of billions of dollars on a regular basis. Why else would Minot North Dakota exist.
Counterpoint: the government can and does subsidize remote parts of the United States to the tune of billions of dollars on a regular basis. Why else would Minot North Dakota exist.
Also, the only thing stopping high speed rail on the Eastern seaboard and the western coast is political will. The legal apparatus for seizing private property is called eminent domain and it's built into the system