Sunday Fun: No, California. The Script of "Blazing Saddles" Was Not a "How To" Manual

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Yes, it is true that Blazing Saddles was shot in California but it was never intended as a "how to" book for building their high speed rail system which, last week, was estimated to now cost a third of a trillion dollars. 
 Mel Brooks' script from Blazing Saddles
So, yes, there are what could be considered 'instructions' in the script. But, since the high speed rail project actually began 30-years ago, could the real motivation be hinted at in the script?
Of course, bad guy Hedley Lamarr realizes there is something standing between him and getting that land: "the rightful owners." So, he concocted a scheme to get the people of Rock Ridge to want to give up their cherished town's land. 

Kinda sounds like government today, doesn't it?

After writing the above, hours later this came across my X-feed:

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