How much does it cost to buy the land, build a railroad and then keep it running?

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After his May 1981 recommendations were rejected, President Reagan proposed a makeshift bargain: the Greenspan commission would be appointed to recommend what ought to be done by Dec. 31, 1982, and, to keep the fund from running dry before then, Social Security should be given permission to borrow from the disability and Medicare funds.

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