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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (600796)	2/16/2011 12:23:17 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1575612

Cost overruns could put Florida on the hook for another $3 billion and once completed, there's a good chance ridership won't pay for the operating cost, meaning the state would have to pump even more money into the line each year, Scott said. "The truth is that this project would be far too costly to taxpayers and I believe the risk far outweighs the benefits," the Republican governor, who took office last month, said in a press release. He also said if the project failed, the state would have to return the money to the federal government. Scott said he informed U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood of his decision earlier Wednesday. and you know it would have failed. Smart Gov. like the ones in Wisc and Ohio