California high-speed rail project soars to $231B: 'Worst public infrastructure failure in US history'

California lawmakers are calling for the state's high-speed rail project to be scrapped after projected costs have ballooned by more than 700%."I’ve been saying this for years now, but this is the most wasteful government project in probably world history," state Sen. Tony Strickland, who is the vice chair of the state's Senate Transportation Committee, told the New York Post.Strickland is calling for the project to be abandoned completely."My dad always taught me at an early age, when you dig a hole for yourself, the best way to get out of the hole is to stop digging," he told the Post.BLUE S...

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