The tracks are owned by the rail companies, as is the land. The rail companies are responsible for the infrastructure. That's one of the problems. They don't want to spend money on maintenance other than what's absolutely necessary or that's required by law because that would cut into their profits.
Standard political rhetoric. Some politicians never pass up an opportunity to smear their competition.
It’s not some, it’s all. You are fooling yourself if you don’t know that.
I could say the same of your position. Some politicians never pass up an opportunity to smear their competition, that is a reasonable statement, and one that is easily observable.
If you want to offer proof of this statement that would be well received. However, this statement has all the earkmarks of an attempt to use a tragic occurrence as a vehicle to make an unfair and inaccurate accusation.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ant-help-East-Palestine-train-derailment.html
Daily Mail, a British Right Wing Tabloid....hardly the proof I had in mind. It's not surprising that Trump showed up to make political points, LOL.
Let's see if I can make my response clearer. All is more than some. I was actually agreeing with you and taking it a step further. It's not just some politicians or political parties who smear to take advantage. They all do. If you think it's only the politician or the party that you dislike that does this you are fooling yourself.
OK, I'll take your word for it.
If that's true, there's money from Norfolk Southern for the people displaced to find temporary housing. FEMA doesn't need to be there wasting our tax dollars. FEMA goes in when there are natural disasters, not for a train derailment. The EPA is already there addressing the environmental damage.
Yup Pacific Gas and Electric has been killing people for years.
Sign a liability release to insure that is the maximum they can receive?It wasn't as though the people there were asking the government to make them whole. They knew they had to sue the railroad and many suits have been filed. What the people wanted was a bridge, a bridge between disaster and normal life. They wanted enough help to get out of the area, to rent shelter and buy food. Some help with jobs would be nice. The things of daily life become very important in a major disaster and while this was limited in area and scope it was major to those affected.
Another thing of interest (and no, I am not going to look for links), I will just relate what I heard and if someone wants links they're probably out there. I heard it on radio news. The railroad apparently gave some people (just those in the immediate zip code) a check for $1000 to help them but they had to sign something. The source I was listening to was trying to find out if they were signing away their rights if they took the $1000 check.
The railroad may not survive the lawsuits and so be it. But, they are not solely responsible as some believe. The federal government has oversight over railroads and when you assume oversight you also assume a degree of responsibility. There will be investigations, the cause will be determined and the taxpayer may well bear part of the burden if government oversight failed.
Yes, something like that. It was speculation and curiosity on the part of the news person. They heard about it and were trying to find out. If I hear more about it I will post it. It doesn't seem to me that would be legal. It would be done under duress.
Most likely that's what it is.
Exactly! If people need money now to help get food and a roof over their head, they'll sign anything to get that money.
