The Amtrak Crash: When Government is Ideological Instead of Lawful and Logical Last week’s deadly Amtrak crash was absolutely horrendous For Democrats and their fellow Big Government advocates – it was a serious crisis they are trying desperately to not let go to waste. They first tried to say the cause of the crash was a lack of government money. Except Amtrak has received over $30 billion since its 1970 inception. The last spending bill signed by President Barack Obama included $1.4 billion for Amtrak. They first tried to say the cause of the crash was a lack of government money. Except Amtrak has received over $30 billion since its 1970 inception. The last spending bill signed by President Barack Obama included $1.4 billion for Amtrak. It gets even bigger . . . Source: Seton Motley, www.humanevents.com