I believe that our elected officials need to get real with the actual costs associated with rail and be honest with the taxpayers of the state on whether we can actually afford the cost.  10 billion dollars is a huge cost considering that much of the infrastructure of the state is in a critical state ... the sewers, roads, water pipes ... etc.  To put the cost in perspective ... on the low end the cost to build the Trump border is 10 billion dollars ... but that cost would be absorbed by the entire country.  In addition, the government needs to be honest about the costs associated with running rail.  How will that be subsidized?  Raising property tax, public parking, taxes, the cost of other public transportation like the bus, handi vans, low income housing.  That will result in more homeless ... for people just making it by.  Our leaders need to get honest and real fast because there are real consequences to the decisions that are be made now.