THERE IS NO DOWNSIDE TO HIGH GAS PRICES...:

Amtrak's ridership sets record: Growth boosted by gas and airline prices, road congestion (Sarah Karush, 10/11/08, ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Amtrak carried a record 28.7 million people last year, with each of its routes seeing gains, the national passenger railroad said Friday.

The company has posted six years of ridership and revenue growth, recently benefiting from high gas and airline prices. The number of trips in the past year increased 11 percent over the 25.8 million taken in fiscal 2007.

...unless you let all the money go to rotten regimes.

Posted by Orrin Judd at October 11, 2008 8:13 AM