During the election of 2010 on of John Kasich campaign pledges was to kill the 3C Rail which was part of the federal government stimulus package.
Kasich claimed that the program would be a waste of money and nobody would ride the train.
However when I talk to central Ohioans such Todd Michaels during last summer he would state “ Even though I own a car I would ride the train for one to avoid high parking fees in Cleveland during Browns games.”
Another point that the train would also relive is the traffic congestion that almost any driver in central Ohio is getting more and more wary of.
I figure the most important point that 3C Rail would have provided would have been jobs. Jobs that would always stay here in Ohio and could never get outsourced due to corporate greed or cheap overseas labor.
The first thing that building the rail would have done would have put the thousands of construction workers to work (approximately 26,000jobs).(Dayton City Paper 1) Even though the majority of the jobs would have been temporary they would have led to a trickle down stimulus package.
Those temporary workers would have to eat which would give more business to restaurants, coffee houses, and grocery stores.
Those temporary workers also will eventually need clothes, shoes, and tools. That would be money for retailers such as Wal-Mart, Payless and Home Depot just to mention a few beneficiaries.
A final point of stimulus would be Ohio’s shattered real-estate market that put the state in its bad situation. Those Construction workers need a place to sleep and that worker could be a viable pool of renters for apartments and rental homes.
Even After the project was done there would be about 8.000 jobs permanent jobs left providing a sustainable income for the employees and their families.
Those employees can them buy those vacant homes that many relaters complain about not being able to sell, and buy cars that many car dealers complain about not being able to sell.
Besides jobs 3C rail would also provide safe and inexpensive transportation for workers, students, and travelers.
It would provide an incentive for younger Ohioans and College graduates to want to stay in Ohio who favor the service by 74% (Dayton City News 1).
A final point is that 3C rail would lead to the revitalization of many of Ohio’s cities and may reduce the urban sprawl that many mayor and trying to reverse.
In closing Mr. Kasich needs to make a mental Note that he just killed 25,000 jobs. And I hope Kasich realize that most indigents on the streets have an old saying, “a job is a job.”
I hope he realize that sometimes Ideals can sometimes get in the way of your goals as well.
When I was reading the bible in the book of exoduses there was a part when god denied the children of Israel the promise land because they believed that they could not take Israel. Consequences of this belief caused the Hebrews to wait 40 years to reach the promise land and continued to wonder looking for the promise land.
That is what I feel Kasich and his people are doing to the state of Ohio by not using money that is already there to build this rail system.
So thank you Mr. Kasich for Killing 25,000 jobs, prosperity and dreams. Keep it up and I may run against you in 2014.
ok that was a little strong their.
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