Heh, that would be something like 1.5 days even with a 350 km/h non-stop train :-)
(And a high-speed line for that would cost, what, anything upwards from €100 billion...) *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
And a Wagon-Lit on a TGV is much spiffier than first class on an airplane, so €10000 also seems reasonable. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
Annual meaning every damn year.
Just imagine what could be done with that if it wasn't wasted. With a peace dividend of that magnitude you could fund a scheme like this, solve world hunger, and barely notice the difference.
Throwing a few tens of billions a year at sustainables wouldn't be a bad thing either.
