About this audio file: On Aug. 24, 2009, Randal O’Toole was a guest on “The Norm Jones Show” on WTCM in Traverse City. O’Toole, a senior fellow with Cato Institute and an adjunct scholar with the Mackinac Center, is the author of “High-Speed Rail: The Wrong Road for America.” He discussed the drawbacks to the recent announcement that Michigan would seek subsidies for high-speed rail construction and why such a project won’t benefit the state’s economy. The interview is 18 minutes and 10 seconds.
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