United States Governmental Benefits

Paid for Economic Stimulus 

·         $2 to $3 trillion infrastructure spending
·         Creation of 10 million jobs *
   o   Manufacturing 
   §   6.4 million electric cars
   §  654 million solar panels
   §  64,000 miles of roadway segments
   o   Construction
   §  64,000 miles of elevated roadway
   §  7,600 stations
   o   Maintenance and management of system
·         Reduction of oil imports
   o   3.7 billion gallons of gas saved
   o   Potential to end importing of oil with separate freight system 

Environmental Impact

·         CO2 savings of 33 million metric tons per year
·         Gasoline savings of 3.7 billion gallons annually
·         Elevated roadway of 64,000 miles
·         Replacement of over 6 million fuel based vehicles
·         Travel safety improvements from automated protected roadway

Deficit Reduction  

·         Redirection of $40 billion from oil imports to tax revenue (no added tax burden)
·         Revenue production of  $362 billion annually (without freight system)
·         Gross cost  payback in less than 12 years

Defense and Business Capabilities Improvement

·         Faster more secure movement of goods and personnel
·         Separation of freight from passenger travel
·         Elevated secure roadway
·         Safer high-speed automated passenger travel (140 mph)
·         Faster more secure elevated and automated freight system (70 mph non-stop)

Based on government estimate of jobs created by the stimulus
http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/30/news/economy/Stimulus_jobs_created/index.htm?postversion=2009103007