Reversing the Hidden Trucking SubsidyThe facts are simple economic common sense. Those who cringe at the cost of new rail are ignoring the massive, hidden cost of our current highway system.Fact: A freight train is up to 4 times more fuel-efficient than a truck.Fact: Private rail companies maintain their own tracks. Trucks use roads built and repaired by taxpayer dollars.When you support a system that uses trucks to move 75% of our long-haul freight, you are essentially demanding that every state and federal taxpayer subsidize corporate logistics by paying for the constant highway repair caused by heavy trucking. The proposed rail plan doesn't just build a better future; it ends that massive, unaccountable subsidy and puts the burden of freight logistics back on the businesses that profit from it. This is the most fiscally responsible infrastructure plan available. Beloud