Florida Governor sued over refusing high-speed rail

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Originally Posted by Antitrust32

what I dont understand, if it such a good thing to do and invest the taxpayers money into... then why doesnt a private corporation want to build these high speed rail lines?

Because infrastructure costs big money. The good thing will be the states that benefit from the income once built. The economic development corridor opportunities. Tourism, travel, increased access to other towns for job opportunities, construction and manufacturing jobs created by the thousands during building, permanent jobs associated with it afterwards.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

Because infrastructure costs big money. The good thing will be the states that benefit from the income once built. The economic development corridor opportunities. Tourism, travel, increased access to other towns for job opportunities, construction and manufacturing jobs created by the thousands during building, permanent jobs associated with it afterwards.

Then let Disney and the Development Bureau of Miami pitch in and with private equity investors, start with Orlando to Miami as a prototype. Since the line is predicted to be such a success they couldn't afford not to do it. You could be the pitch-woman.

There's no way people say in N. Dakota should pay for a train in Florida. Just as Floridians shouldn't pay for a Milwaukee Madison line.

I suggest you look up the name Henry Flagler who built his railway over ocean in the late 1890's. If he could do it then, Buffett can do it now. Government belongs in the governing and defense business not the rail business, post office, health care administrator/provider, hospitals, banking, mortgage, auto manufacturing etc etc ad nausea.

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Originally Posted by dellinger63

There's no way people say in N. Dakota should pay for a train in Florida. Just as Floridians shouldn't pay for a Milwaukee Madison line.

Then you need to get off the interstate highway system. And stop supporting our defense systems and troops. NASA. Everything federal.

And do you run the toll booths, refusing to pay tolls, when you come to Illinois?

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

Then you need to get off the interstate highway system. And stop supporting our defense systems and troops. NASA. Everything federal.

And do you run the toll booths, refusing to pay tolls, when you come to Illinois?

The interstate highway system was originally built for defense. And if you read my post again I said the government should be in the governing and defense businesses.

Illinois toll booths and tollways are run by IL not the Fed though like every state agency they get their share of fed grade A pork. Now if I had to pay an IL toll passing through North Dakota I'd consider it a problem.

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If we could just go back to the 1950's .... oh, heck, the 1850's .... like the Republicans seem to desire, all would be okay!

Today I read where the original settlers - yes, the pilgrims - collected money (taxes) and declared public schools for everyone a necessity for the good of the colony. COMMUNIST LIBERALS!

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

Today I read where the original settlers - yes, the pilgrims - collected money (taxes) and declared public schools for everyone a necessity for the good of the colony. COMMUNIST LIBERALS!

LMAO!!! Did the Indians help build them?

The Puritan settlers not the pilgrims built the first public school in America 15 years after the Mayflower. In addition to building the first school these communist liberals as you call them, had a strange obsession with hunting Quakers. They also banned Quakers from their colony and presumably from the school. They also saw no problem with mixing theocracy and democracy much like most of the muslim world. They hung woman in the public square and unlike the muslim world that led to their extinction. America was great even back then.

[ArlJim78]

Derailed -Florida supreme court unanimous in ruling for Gov Scott.

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Originally Posted by dellinger63

The Puritan settlers not the pilgrims built the first public school in America 15 years after the Mayflower.

Yes, I will eagerly accept your correction to the Puritans

In addition to building the first school these communist liberals as you call them,

I forget that humor, sarcasm and the point of most stories are completely lost on you Sorry.

They also saw no problem with mixing theocracy and democracy much like most of the muslim world. They hung woman in the public square and unlike the muslim world that led to their extinction. America was great even back then.

And Dell never misses a chance to demonstrate he's a religious bigot.