Speaking at a Morgan Stanley conference, Musk said the state of passenger rail in the US is "embarrassing."

Summary

Elon Musk called for privatizing Amtrak and the U.S. Postal Service, saying America should privatize “everything we possibly can.”

Speaking at a Morgan Stanley conference, he criticized U.S. passenger rail as “embarrassing” compared to other countries.

While Musk didn’t outline steps for privatization, he acknowledged it would require congressional approval.

His remarks align with Donald Trump, who recently suggested reviewing USPS privatization.

  • admin@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    2 days ago

    Wanna make the US better?

    Look at Europe, for starters. Make walkable and cyclable cities that are designed for humans not for cars. Then have normal speed (< 200kph) trains on an hourly or even half hourly service between neighboring cities.

    I mean, for starters, there’s approximately the same distance between Los Angeles and Phoenix, than between Frankfurt and Paris, the difference is the geographic variation, climate and other factors such as Arizona and California being separated entities even though they are in a federal union, that wouldn’t make it worth it or work.

    • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
      1·
      22 hours ago

      I can easily travel from Frankfurt tonparis by train

      Why wouldn’t I be able to do the same from Los Angeles to Phoenix? There literally arejtbany reasons beyond political unwillingness