White House forces out CEO of passenger railroad Amtrak

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5. They want everything privatized.

Weather (Accuweather)
Mail (UPS and Fed Ex acct an won’t do that)
Rail (I think they are unionized too).

They think the private sector has to run things better but they ignore the cost.

Gardner makes $500k a year. Plus benefits. That’s more than a POTUS. They aren’t going someone to mange a $2.4 B budget for anything less. They want to cut everyday employees pay. Maintenance is a mother.

With 21,000 route miles in 46 states, the District of Columbia and three Canadian provinces, Amtrak operates more than 300 trains each day — at speeds up to 150 mph — to more than 500 destinations.