Ep 197 | The Bullet Train That Never Left the Station | My Idea: The Bullet Train to Blackjack (With a Stop in Fresno)

In this episode, we take a ride on California's so-called "bullet train" - a project that promised San Francisco to Los Angeles in under three hours, for $33 billion, by 2020. Instead, taxpayers got a half-built stretch in the Central Valley, billions in overruns, and a new completion date that keeps moving further into the future. From cost explosions to political grandstanding, this episode breaks down how California's High-Speed Rail became the ultimate example of government waste - expensive, late, and nowhere close to where it promised to be. I also share a much better idea: A Bullet Train to Blackjack - a high speed rail that runs from Silicon Valley to Las Vegas (with a stop in Fresno)!