Florida Governor Rick Scott Looks to Foreign Investors To Fund High Speed Rail...

[lib2DaBone]

http://www.flanews.com/?p=11356

Governor Rick Scott is courting foreign companies to pick up the funding obligation assigned to the state. As Whitney Ray tells us, if the state can’t come up with the 280 million dollars by the end of September, Florida could lose 2.4 billion federal dollars for rail.

Florida could move faster on construction of a high speed rail system than any other state in the union. The environmental impact studies are complete. The right-of-way secured.

2.4 billion Federal stimulus dollar have been set aside for the project, but only if Florida puts up the final 280 million dollars. Governor Rick Scott is searching the globe to find investors willing to front the money. The Japanese are on board.

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So... let me understand this... Federal Taxpayers will shell out $2.4 Billion... and Japan will end up owning the project? I guess Florida IS desperate... but something here doesn't sound right?

[babylonsister]

1. That didn't take long; probably was his plan from the get-go.

And you know his slimy paws are deep in the money bags somehow.

[Drale]

2. Hold on a republican who didn't instantly turn down that money?

while I don't like the foreign investors part, its good to see that at least one republican is thinking about his states rather than giving a middle figure to washington. If he wants to get investors on board, I'm sure there are people right here in the US who could invest.

[rfranklin]

4. There's probably a huge payoff in his future...

that would be enough motivation for me.

[Angry Dragon]

3. More selling of the state of Florida

I feel sorry for the democrats of Florida to have to live with person of dubious character

[poverlay]

5. This I am not nearly as concerned about as foreign ownershipn of many of our best

Companies. After all, possession is 9/10ths of the law..

[lib2DaBone]

6. Hurry..Hurry.. step right up... for a mere pennies on the dollar ...

you can own a slice of the American Dream... (Rick Scott only wants a 20% referral fee)

[bullwinkle428]

7. Why doesn't he just open his own wallet?

He could afford to pay a billion dollar fine for fraud, so I would imagine the 280 mil. could be found in the cushions of his couch!

[Monk06]

8. Sell Florida to the French. At least they'll have a clue how to run the place. n/t