• FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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      I may be wrong but I recall learning somewhere that the recent rail project used the UK and Australia as a study for it. Neither of these countries are known for amazing high speed rail. Why didn’t we look at Japan, France, Spain, or other countries that have world renowned high speed rail, high ridership rates, and good frequency?

      The the time to build this rail was decades ago, lets use some of the most successful examples to study so we can catch up and build a modern system instead of building something that is already outdated.

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        8 hours ago

        You should see our UBI studies! We’ve got studies coming out our fucking ears.

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            I mean we have at least two study trials, Mincome in Manitoba in the 70s and the Ontario Basic Income Pilot Project in 2017 (though that one was cancelled after a few months due to a change in government).

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              So that’s “no, not really.” At least, that’s my understanding, also.

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                Could definitely use more sustained for a reasonable amount of time, that much I’m sure of.