Govt. and Money
BHO came to Florida to announce that the Feds are giving $1.7 billion to cover some of the cost of installing a ---- wait for it --- Bullet Train between Tampa and Orlando. Florida would be the first state to have a bullet train blah blah blah. Jobs would be the bonus for some here in the Sunshine State. The total projected cost is just north of $10 billion. The State of Florida is operating with a budget deficit in the millions for the turd straight year despite the fact that the Republican controlled state legislature raised fees for damn near everything and added a $1.00/pack tax on cigs.
Where will the balance of the money come from?
Reminds me of a little project in Boston started what over 10 years ago. Did they ever finish the Big Dig? How did they fund it?
I could have Googled it because work is slow, but I figure there are enough v-20'ers in the greater Boston area that someone would know.
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