>>>>>>>>> Seems as though lots of people are examining the job-killing move by Republican Gov. John Kasich to cancel the rail project in Ohio. By refusing the federal money, Kasich has reduced the chances for an immediate economic recovery.
Infrastructurist:
......As for Ohio, time has already spoken to new governor John Kasich — and it said that people don’t like him as much as they once did. Kasich’s approval rating plunged 7 points
before he even took office, and part of the dissatisfaction seems to be all the jobs he cost the state by killing the bullet train. A $15 million US Railcar Co. facility that would have employed up to 200 Ohioans is kaput, and massive development plans around proposed rail stations in Cleveland, Dayton, and Columbus — as well as the jobs that would have come with them — are also no more.
At least a few people have found work since Kasich took office, however. He has decided not to live in the well-guarded governor’s mansion, which means the state taxpayers he canceled the rail to protect will now pay around-the-clock salaries for additional security guards at his own residence. (They’ll also keep paying for the mansion security, which for some reason will continue.)
Not sure that’s the kind of job-creation Ohioans thought they were getting during the election — but hey, it’s a start.
Rail project: gone.
Federal money: gone.
Increase in construction jobs: gone.
Rapid economic development along rail line: gone.
Manufacturing jobs: gone.
The only economic development that is occurring is happening to the Kasich cronies who are receiving outrageous salaries, while some within the state government are having their salaries reduced to poverty levels (see Plunderbund and ProgressOhio.)
**** I didn't see Rep. John Boehner at the memorial last night. Apparently, Boehner had to attend a fundraiser for Republicans and said he couldn't cancel it. Really? He couldn't cancel it? Once again we see that some people need to examine their priorities.
* The OhioDailyBlog has some news about Rep. Marcia Fudge and her recently co-sponsored legislation:
...For instance, congressional Republicans are referring to their repeal bill as repealing the "job-killing health care bill." The title is a lie. The attempt to repeal the health-care bill s a partisan act of breathtaking cruelty and destructiveness, a we-want-it-all tantrum that's not satisfied with the fact that the bill is a watered-down over-compromise that gave opponents 90 percent and supporters of reform 10 percent — and the opponents want to snatch away that meager 10 percent.....
....CONGRESSWOMAN FUDGE CO-SPONSORS AMENDMENTS TO HALT "JOB-KILLING" REPEAL OF HEALTH CARE REFORM
WASHINGTON, DC-- Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH11) today co-sponsored four- amendments which are designed to protect from repeal key provisions of the Patient Bill of Rights and tax cuts for middle class families and seniors in the Affordable Care Act. In its current form, the bill known as H.R. 2 would repeal the Affordable Care Act of 2010 in its entirety. Congresswoman Fudge opposes efforts by House Republicans to eliminate access to coverage for 32 million Americans while increasing the Nation's deficit.....
Thank you, Rep. Fudge for reporting the truth. With the new Affordable Care Act of 2010, hospitals, businesses, and insurance firms will need to hire additional staff to manage the new requirements. That in itself will increase employment.
* Did you know that Honda employs over 40,000 people in Ohio? Has Kasich met with them yet since he became governor?