They can find something productive to do with their time.

It's more like a blow against sex stereotypes.

Good for them. Starbucks is in the business of serving overpriced coffee flavored milkshakes to basic bitches. The fewer in operation, the better.

You are really drinking the kool aid if you are hesitating to call the police or take action because of race. You are the adult in the situation and it is incumbent upon you to address the problem.

There are examples of groups of kids killing people. I am thinking particularly of a biker who was stabbed in waverly a few years ago. They said the youngest(12 or so) did the stabbing because he would get the most lenient sentence.

Avoid roving packs of adolescents in Baltimore, it could save your life. I personally have multiple friends/relatives who have been mugged/punched by such groups.

You are wrong. I was very clear about the subject.

The money is contributed from salaries that are extremely bloated to begin with. How much of a paycut would you take if you tried to get a job in the private sector? Some people get mad when they see facts that they don't want to acknowledge. Looks like you are one of those people.

You don't have to bullshit me, I know what the deal is. Yes I oppose all forms of waste fraud and abuse.

As a former federal employee, you know as well as I do that these jobs are bogus and the employees would make nowhere near what they make in the private sector.

Furthermore what you said is false. The federal government funds amtrak retirement benefits to an extent and we know this because it has been the subject of republican attack in the past. I looked it up and as of 2021 about 25% are from federal government sources. The pension system is definitely not fully amtrak funded and also amtrak is bailed out every couple of years with federal cash in addition to that subsidy. It's in the RRB 2022 annual report if you want to see for yourself.

And the other lines lose money.

Amtrak is basically a government agency. They are not really subject to normal market forces. It's more like you are complaining about something the DMV does and blaming it on "capitalism". I have friends who work for Amtrak and they are hilariously overpaid and the benefits are insane. That's part of the reason why train travel is so expensive in the US. I know a friend who is an engineer(train driver) making about 200k plus the most incredible benefit package I've ever heard of. It's a job that requires a high school education and nothing else. My friend's Dad just retired from amtrak after 25 years and is receving 6k per month for life plus another 1k for his spouse, also for life. That's why a last minute ticket is $315 from Baltimore to NYC. Amtrak loses money all the time but it routinely bailed out by congress. If it were more of a free market they wouldn't be able to operate the way they do. From an environmental perspective train travel is prefereble but high ticket prices encourage more people to drive everywhere.

It's alot like the police union in Baltimore. The unions rig it so the taxpayer pays these incredible compensation packages and the state can't really go bankrupt so the gravy train continues indefinitely. If the union were attached to a private company then the company goes under if the union is too greedy like with the American car manufacturers.