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California High-Speed Rail Boondoggle Cost Soars to $105 Billion

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California High-Speed Rail Boondoggle Cost Soars to $105 Billion
In this aerial image looking towards downtown Fresno, the Cedar viaduct stands during construction of a high-speed rail project through the Central Valley in Fresno, Calif., on Aug. 26, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
John Seiler
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I’ll give California’s high-speed rail project one thing. For 14 years, it’s given me something to write about as an example of government waste.

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John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]
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