Not so long ago the representatives of the general public started to pay enormous attention to government spending, as it is based on their money received with the help of taxes. Seeing that some initiatives fail to provide an expected advantage, the population tends to question their benefit for the country and require some explanations. It also happens that the criticism starts before the implementation of alteration. The same happened to the USA because of the idea to maintain and develop a high-speed rail network (Darson para. 1).
People are already wary of the spending that does not regain itself. As a result, they are willing to receive some evidence that the new system will be beneficial. The fact that the amount of proposed money for the high-speed rail is already almost $80 billion less cannot ensure positive outcomes (Kiely para. 23).
Taking into consideration such information, I believe that the program was not efficiently developed, which prevented the government from meeting desired goals and having expected funds. However, in total, the initiative seems to be rather advantageous for the country. It is hard to say whether the obtained investment is good and whether it will be enough for the USA to get on the new level. Still, the country can consider those benefits that will be reached after the implementation, including speed, mobility, and energy savings.
The new train system will require new professionals, which means that numerous green jobs will be needed through the USA (US HSR para. 1). It is good for the representatives of the general public, as fewer people will be unemployed. Oil spending will also reduce, which is advantageous for the economy. Moreover, the reduction of its usage is good for the environment. In this way, there will be no necessity anymore to allocate so many military forces to protect oil flow.
As a consequence, national security will not be so affected as it is now. The population of the county and tourists will have an opportunity to travel through the USA and to other locations in convenient trains that follow a particular schedule with no delays. Trains also provide an opportunity to reduce congestion on roads. More people will be able to afford traveling due to the ticket price that will be lowered. A new way of transportation will also be much safer as it was statistically proved that the majority of accidents happen when people use cars.
I also believe that the implementation of a high-speed travel system will affect my county’s tourism system in a positive manner. Many people treat such trains as a project from the future that can compare with the air industry (Steketee para. 6). Thus, the image of the country improves and tourists got attracted by it (Delaplace, Bazin-Benoit, and Pagliara 6). New trains can entail the occurrence of new routes that are likely to be used by the US population, the majority of which stated that they prefer rail transportation to planes. Train tickets are cheaper than those needed for a plane that is why more Americans and foreigners will travel.
The fact that trains are safer will also appeal to the customers. Tourists will also have an opportunity to see some additional sightseeing attractions while traveling. Except for that, more business trips will be maintained, as companies tend to choose both cheap and fast means of transport (Pagliara et al. 190).
Works Cited
Darson, Lauren. Obama Budget to Include another $8B for High-Speed Rail, 2011. Web.
Delaplace, Marie, Sylvie Bazin-Benoit, and Francesca Pagliara. High-Speed Railway System and The Tourism Market: Between Accessibility, Image, And Coordination Tool, 2014. Web.
Kiely, Eugene. Biggest Budget Cut in U.S. History? 2011. Web.
Pagliara, Francesca, Andrea Pietra, Juan Gomez and Jose Vassallo. “High Speed Rail and the Tourism Market: Evidence from the Madrid Case Study”. Transport Policy 37.1 (2015): 187-194. Print.
Steketee, Mike. High speed and high cost: Are We Heading towards a Major Rail Project? 2016. Web.
US HSR. Numerous Benefits with Train Systems, 2016. Web.