Originally Posted by cedric
No, but what politician would essentially regulate charging their own government $600/pax everytime a train is late by a few hours? Even if it's operated at arm's length, that just means more subsidy is required for the railroad.
No, but this is kind of the point -- no politician would do that to a business operating under the crown. So why should they do it to a private business when the market would ultimately decide?
(I'm just arguing because this is fun.
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