The fact that local governments spend on frivolous CRA projects is known. The licenses you describe are in every state and a federal law should be passed to do away with them. This post was about electing people who oppose the SunRail and other fiscal boondoggles and who present a common sense alternative. All of the plans linked to are about stimulating specific industries instead of wasteful spending.
your frivolous boondoggles are not the only things saddling the Floridian economy. As I mentioned earlier, you don’t need all the tedious permitting and impact fees in Alabama right over the border. Again, why would someone locate production here when they can get their project moving immediately there rather than wading thru 3 years of approval and permitting here?