The Money Train...
Florida has already acquired a dedicated right-of-way along the I-4 corridor where the rail line will go. This first phase of rail development will include stops at the Orlando Airport, in Orlando, at Disney, Lakeland and then Tampa. With speeds above 120 mph, which is certainly not as fast as bullet trains are running these days (China’s averages 217 mph), this will still be faster than driving by car. The 85 mile trip should take less than an hour, and will also provide better transportation for tourists trying to get to Disneyworld without having to rent a car.
Florida anticipates the first phase of their rail line will cost $3.5 billion, and they are currently raising money from private investors (I.e raising taxes) to cover the remaining billion after they receive the stimulus funding. Construction is set to be completed and trains running by 2014. And now, Obama needs to decide where the rest of the $8 billion in stimulus funding will go. Given the length of phase one and it's cost, which is 3.5 billion, how will we pay for the other phases with only 8billion left? (hint...they're gonna tax our asses off)
But wait, it gets good...Phase 2 goes right over my property as I live a mile west of 95. I've seen the closeup plans and my neighborhood will be taken by imminent domain because of this. They will have to take this property BY FORCE. They have no idea how angry people here are. Simple fact, they will need to use military force to take all the proposed property they want to do this, plus it is forcing Florida which is a "right to work state" (meaning unions cannot force their way into a business and a business can fire someone for trying to start a union.) to unionize because of that stipulation in the stimulus package that says any government contracted labor and subcontractors must be allowed to unionize. Now, does that unionization end when the project ends...why no. See there are all sorts of strings attached to all that "obamamoney". When Obama promised to "help small businesses and small banks with stimulus money, is that going to come with the same strings that were attached to the big banks which was permanent federalization? Same with the auto makers like GM and Chrsysler. Obama said he doesn't want to run those companies, but he hires and fires CEOs at will, forces closings of successful dealerships because they were donors to the other political party, but don't worry, they will give it all back, just like they did in WW1 when they federalized the trains to make Amtrak, and you know how well managed Amtrak is, only losing billions annually...so think long and hard about this train deal and ask yourself, why are we doing this? The Florida legislature made this train a constitutional amendment long ago but in 2004, it was voted down by the people which took a 2/3rds vote, but log cabin Crist and his boy toy obummer are insistent on doing this. Think maybe you ought to ask your self why and wonder when this train will be pulling up into your town.
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