Pharaohs Built Pyramids in 20 Year —California Spent $15 Billion on a Train to Nowhere | Drew Allen

By The Daily Signal

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California’s high-speed rail project, promised in 2008 for $33 billion with completion around 2020, has spent $13–15 billion over 18 years with zero operational trains, ballooning to $126–$231 billion and becoming a symbol of government incompetence compared to the efficient construction of ancient wonders like the Great Pyramid and Colosseum. Ancient civilizations built enduring marvels quickly and with basic tools—the Great Pyramid in 20–27 years, Colosseum in 8–10 years, Taj Mahal in ~22 years—while California’s rail has produced only partial Central Valley structures after nearly two decades of delays. The project started with deliberately low-balled costs to pass Prop 1A, premature groundbreaking before securing land or designs, and constant cost overruns from lawsuits, environmental reviews, utility issues, and poor planning. A bloated bureaucracy of consultants and lawyers, combined with weak oversight and leadership (including under Governor Newsom), has turned it into an un

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