[PMAS]

New High Speed rails = Union jobs for life

[NoLibZone]

For every buck spent on rail they must FIRST reduce welfare by $1.50.

The DNC guarantees these projects are job creators.

[Scanian]

That’s good because a whole lot of us would be done with Rick Scott if he accepted any rail deals!

[Abathar]

"All "costs, fees and expenses and general liability of cost overruns and operating shortfalls shall be passed on to and guaranteed by the winning bidder selected from a concourse of bidders from the private sector," the proposal stated."

LOL, right up until the Chapter 7 gets filed that is...

[Presbyterian Reporter]

The Last Resort argument by the High Speed Rail enthusiasts goes something like this-—

“If we refuse to take the $2.4 billion from the Fed then some other state will take the money and build their own high speed rail.”

Let them. There are so very few situations that high speed rail makes sense that nearly any project will end up being a long term money loser.

[Iron Munro]

THANK YOU GOVERNOR!

[Joe Boucher]

Cost to ride would be prohibitive.
Can rent a Ford Fiesta or some other throw away car and not be glued to the rail.
Besides, if ICE rounded up all illegals in the Tampa to Daytona corridor I-4 wouldn’t be crowded.

[JimRed]

If it was commercially viable, investors would build it.

[tbpiper]

It makes me sad because I do believe in high speed rail......and unicorns.

[tbpiper]

It makes me sad because I do believe in high speed rail......and unicorns.

[flat]

"I remain convinced that the construction cost overruns, the operating costs risk, the risk that we would give the money back if it's ever shut down, is too much for the taxpayers of the state," Scott told the Times/Herald. WHEW, THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE !

[JerseyHighlander]

Someone from Lake County Florida can chime in on this, but I’m pretty certain that oranges and strawberries don’t take high speed rail to reach the local Publix grocer’s shelves.

[fightinJAG]

bfl

[LS]

Very courageous and insightful: ANY “local” plan would of course end up bankrupt and the cities would go to the state on the grounds that “If Tampa’s commitment is out, it will cause everyone else to bail, so we HAVE to save Tampa” and so on.

[jch10]

What transportation problems?