[nathanaldensr]

Ah yes, billions more in spending that we can't afford. Keep emitting debt, US government, and keep generating more inflation while you're at it. Insanity.

[impulser_]

We are talking about 8.2 billion dollars from a 6.5 trillion dollar budget. The US brings in 5 trillion dollars in revenue yearly.

This is like someone making 100k a year complaining about spending 16 cents on something because they have a loan to pay off.

[mikecoles]

Mind the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.

Stop wasting the money of other people. Rail sucks. Leave it for cargo.

[shrimp_emoji]

But Rust and Ruby target completely different use cases.

[davexunit]

Nah trains rule.

[throwaway-blaze]

This is like someone making 100k a year but spending 115k a year saying "ehh, 16 more cents doesn't matter".

[mulderc]

Can’t afford? The US is insanely wealthy, it can easily afford this if it wanted to. The issue is around the politics of taxing and spending, not about the affordability of it.