Amtrak and its supporters frequently argue that a key reason forAmtrak's manifest deficiencies is the "unfair treatment it receiveswithin the federal budget." Adjusted for the generous roundingprocess applied by Amtrak's management in estimating shares, thefigures show that Amtrak actually did not fare so badly incomparison with the other modes.
(Archived document, may contain errors) 9/24/85 92 THE U.S. AS A DEBTOR NATION: .WHAT IT REALLY MEANS Last week the media announced that for the first time in nearly 70 years the U.S. is a net debtor country. The impression given was that the U.S. has become another Mexi co or Argentina, tottering on the edge of financial collapse. But like many such simplistic interpretations of the facts, that impression is a fallacy.