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kelseyfrog 4 hours ago

Up until 2016, cost estimates were reported as nominal prices, only subject to overall inflation. Since 2018, these estimates have been reported in terms of years-of-expenditure.

Anyone (video producer included) who doesn't account for this when talking about cost changes has an agenda.

anamax 36 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

It's unclear how to map "nominal prices" and "years of expenditure" onto "here's the money spent each year to get us to the point that trains run regularly", the latter being somewhat related (modulo interest) to the amount that must be paid by fares and subsidies going forward.

skullone 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's nick shirley, there is quite the agenda.

kelseyfrog 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I don't know who that is. I was just talking about the content of the video.

lern_too_spel 14 minutes ago | parent [-]

Neither did I, but the first minute of the video was so sloppy that I stopped to look him up. He's apparently a darling of the right-wing tin-foil-hat-wearing crowd.