Comments on: One More Chance For $2.4 Billion Bullet Train

By: bigbill1961

bigbill1961 — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 03:36:35 +0000

“the federal government is offering to pay $2.4 billion”

The fact is that the U.S. is trillions of dollars in debt, so where will they magically come up with this 2.4 billion dollars? With the usual cost overruns, construction delays, etc., the cost for this rail project could potentially skyrocket. Which means Florida taxpayers will be left holding the bag, if this ends up being a flop.
At least our governor is smart enough to realize this. Just because it seems like a good deal, doesn’t mean it is a good deal. There is no such thing as “free” money. Economics 101.

By: huh

huh — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:13:25 +0000

What some people seem to not understand is that if florida does not take this money, then another state will get it instead.

So the money is there, I guess New York will step in and get Floridas share of the cash for jobs and projects

Highspeed rail would bring more tourism to Florida, who is already hurting since the oil spill.

Tourism helps to keep jobs in a lot of industries, shops, hotels, restaurants and more

By: Frank Montelione

Frank Montelione — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:43:01 +0000

“I don’t know of another person in Florida that agrees with that…” Try checking with the voters who turned down high speed rail as part of a Constituional change. Aske the State Elected officials who were castigated for their vote this past December for their vote. Ask them what they plan on doing during the next election, whether Republican or Democrat for backdooring what the voters turned down by over 60% when given the chance to vote on this rail deal. And while La Hood’s at it, have him take a look at the United States Check book he’ll find not a zero balance but a huge deficit. In Real Estate there is an axiom, people need to look at their needs before they look at their wants. Something the government needs to learn.

By: elmer fudd

elmer fudd — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:41:36 +0000

I can see the point these trains will only be in the south part of the state. Traveling from like Orlando to miami, because nobody really from the south part of the state wants to come to Santa rosa or escambia county. but the trains are nice to have. You take cities like san diego that have a trolly system $5.00 and ride all day, one end of there county to the other and back ($5.00 that’s a gallon of gas) and if I was driving my suv that would be a tank of gas $94.00 to fill it up

By: Name (required)

Name (required) — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 14:02:13 +0000

What part of ‘The Nation is Broke’ do these folks not understand?

I only wish the rest of the government were as responsible to say
‘NO’ as our governor.

By: Local Yocal

Local Yocal — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:32:36 +0000

Refund the money to the American Taxpayer!!

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:57:18 +0000

Ok let’s take the deal, after all the entire cost is free.
No Florida resident pays federal taxes – right.
Money is unlimited.
The fed just has to print more, which of course doesn’t devalue what we have or will have.
Our government has a perfect tract record of never wasting our money.

By: huh

huh — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 03:07:39 +0000

They were nice enough to offer it again, in case he did not understand completely the first time

“There would have been no financial liability or responsibility to the taxpayers of Florida ”

Seems clear, does it not?