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Florida is a great example: There was an initiative to build a high speed train between Disney World (Orlando) and Tampa. The project would have cost Floridians billions of dollars, at a time when the state was struggling beneath a budget deficit.
"Construction of the line was slated to begin in 2011, with the initial Tampa-Orlando phase completed by 2014.[3] On February 16, 2011, Florida Governor Rick Scott formally announced that he would be rejecting federal funds to construct the high-speed railway, thereby killing the Florida High Speed Rail project. Governor Scott's reasoning behind cancelling the project was that it would be "far too costly to taxpayers" and that "the risk far outweigh[ed] the benefits"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Hig...
A Republican governor with the business sense to see a 'pig in a poke'.
Common sense "1"...unneeded technology "0".
Interesting he's not going to patent it. That could be a very good thing and maybe be done without the government getting involved. Yeah, I do like to dream.
As far as the technology goes (from the information in the article) not sure he could get a patent if he wanted to. This idea has been around a very long time. For example, when you are at the drive through at the bank. This is all marketing.
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/hyperloo...