WEBVTT - Rush Limbaugh Mar 12, 2020

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<v Speaker 1>In a random act of journalism, the Los Angeles Times

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<v Speaker 1>looked into the multibillion dollar high speed bullet train that

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<v Speaker 1>is supposed to fight global warming if it ever gets

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<v Speaker 1>built and if anybody bothers to ride the thing. The

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<v Speaker 1>high speed train is years behind the schedule. Just since

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand eighteen, the cost has jumped from sixty four

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<v Speaker 1>billion dollars to seventy seven billion dollars, more delays and

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<v Speaker 1>cost overruns or cummings, not even factoring in the coronavirus

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<v Speaker 1>to it. Among the problems the l A. Times reports

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<v Speaker 1>is the operating culture at the building services consultancy for

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<v Speaker 1>the train, a global company called WSP. Now Allegedly, employees

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<v Speaker 1>who tell the truth about problems with the California train

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<v Speaker 1>project are told to shut up and tow the companyline.

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<v Speaker 1>If they don't, they faced the coronavirus. A top executive

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<v Speaker 1>brought into work on the project says the people in

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<v Speaker 1>charge have no technical background. They never disclosed the real costs,

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<v Speaker 1>so they don't tell the real truth. There's just a

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of politicians, and this expert says, the best thing

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<v Speaker 1>that can be done with California's high speed train is

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<v Speaker 1>to cancel all the contracts and start over. Now. For

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<v Speaker 1>years I've told you this, high speed trains are trained

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<v Speaker 1>to nowhere. Never was a good idea, and it will

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<v Speaker 1>never be a good idea. The smartest thing to do

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<v Speaker 1>after canceling all the contracts would be to scrub the

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<v Speaker 1>whole project and blame it on the coronavirus.