Reply #8: And might I add that we need more investment in rail service. [View All]

[CTyankee]

Transporting people and goods by rail is economical and environmentally wise.

I was using I95 as an example of the muliplier effect, which is basic econ 101.

I could just as easily talk about an elementary school in my neighborhood in New Haven. It is too old and should be torn down and rebuilt. Since building contractors have been idled because no one has the money to redo a bathroom or put an addition on the house right now, these contractors get work on the school and they hire electricians and plumbers and they order supplies from vendors of goods. More people who might just be sitting around will now have some income to spend and inject back in our local economy. It's all part of a cycle.