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		jordanthoms on Aug 18, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Otto joins Uber The US already has the best freight railways in the world [0] and one of the highest rates of rail utilization (44%), with the lowest costs on a PPP basis. The last thing that would help is the government getting involved in them again. 0 - http://www.economist.com/node/16636101

jessaustin on Aug 18, 2016 [–]

That's an interesting link, but parent comment clearly favors less government help for trucking, not more for railroads.

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