High-Speed Rail Comes to Argentina

On the one hand, this is great... on the other, it's basically a subsidy for rich people - and some of the $3.7 billion project fee will no doubt be siphoned off by corrupt officials (no offense to Argentina - but big development projects are the same the world over). A bit like the Red Line in Los Angeles.

Perhaps the critics are right: this is an "extravagance when Argentina’s local train network urgently needs revamping."

UPDATE: Riding high-speed trains apparently do qualify you to become Governor of California (along with having 24 inch biceps).