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Maybe Our Railroads Need Some Robber Barons - Is Florida’s Brightline a remedy for our ailing rail system?
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The only thing that "needs robber barons" is an empty guillotine.
["Angel" by Sarah McLaughlin starts playing in the background]
[Fade in: B-Roll of sad, emaciated, juvenile guillotines doing chores in a squalid shanty town.]
Narrator: [Voiceover] For less than one dollar per day, you could help feed a starving guillotine like Pierre, or Jacques or Gabriel. They haven't done anything wrong except be born into a community without access to the nourishing blood of the ultra wealthy that they so desperately need. So please, call today. You'll be glad you did.