How difficult is it to get a transit (C1) visa?

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I live in Trinidad, in the Carribean, and I'm planning to visit Australia in the near future. All the flights I can find have stops in the USA. I understand that one must have a US transit visa for this purpose. The problem is getting a regular non immigrant visa is really difficult here. The application alone costs about $150.00 USD and the vast majority of applicants are deni spankbang zz0.j9id6nkkxzzed.

Would this be the case for the C1 visa?