Uh huh, and would you be so kind as to provide some proof or evidence of your claims?  You can't see the future and neither can anyone else, but you can project what will be in the short term by looking at what is occurring in the State of Hawaii today!  What this rail project will do is leave our children and their kids, a huge debt to be paid by them for the "rail system" that does not solved any of today's traffic problems.  Your claim of "selfish and unwillingness" to contribute to the future is missing the mark and showing your bias and ignorance of the "rail project" and the final costs for completiion and maintenance!