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Ezra Klein: “Europe builds trains better than we do. They just do. And…”

Featuring: Ezra Klein, Liberal | New York Times Columnist and Podcast Host | National

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In-Studio Discussion with Ezra Klein and Gavin Newsom on 'Abundance' and Democratic Governance

Published | Video Starts at 20:35

These, you know, parts of them got done in the 2nd Avenue piece or the Big Dig eventually got done, but. But too much, too expensive. You can't do enough if you're doing that. And it's not inevitable. Europe builds trains better than we do. They just do. And they have governments, I checked. And they have unions more than we do. Right. So it's not. They have less lawyers than you point that out in the book. Well, that's an issue I'd be very curious to hear. (20:35–20:43)

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Asserts that Europe builds trains more effectively than the U.S., despite having more unions.

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