Economic Impact Analysis on a High-Speed Railway System for Central Florida

The work and services provided by the State of Florida include services for children and families, such as services concerning adoption, child abuse, children with disabilities, food stamps, and marriage/divorce. They also provide services involving colleges and universities, courts and corrections, environmental and wildlife preservation/protection, healthcare administration, highway patrol and safety, utility regulations, transportation, revenue (taxes), and a host of other areas. In order to pay for all of the services which they provide, Governor Rick Scott has created a budget of $78.4 billion for the state of Florida in the 2015-2016 fiscal year (Scott, 2016, p. 13). This budget also includes the employment of 113,687 people who compromise the total state workforce (Scott, 2016, p. 14).

median household income of $36,327 and showed 29.2% of them living in poverty in 2013

Right now, the median price for a home in the area is $450,000. The sales price has risen by $75,000 in just the last year. During the same year, the average price per square foot rose from $224 to $238. Since the sales price has risen by 20 percent in just the last year, right now is a good time to enter the marketplace before prices

The Transcontinental Railroad revolutionized the United States of America. Built from 1863 to 1869, the almost 2,000-mile long track joined together from Sacramento and Omaha on May, 10 in Promontory Point, Utah. The Transcontinental Railroad had many effects on America, but was the impact most prominent socially, politically, or economically? The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad reshaped economy. The Railroad created a much more efficient method of transport, grew towns into cities, and still carries millions of tons of goods to this day.

The city I chose from Miami-Dade is Opa Locka, there are a myriad of reasons why I chose Opa Locka. Indeed, Opa Locka in 2009 had the worst crime rates in the U.S says Calvin Godfrey of the Miami New Times. Opa Locka has a population of 15219 residents; the city's population is spread out with 34.6% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 26.8%of adults from 25 to 44, 17.7% of them was over 45 to 64, and 8.5% of the elderly who were 65 years of age or older (Census.gov). The median age was 27 years of age. For every 100 females in Opa Locka there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females over the age of 18 and older, there were only 77.1 males in the Opa Locka (Census.gov).

The Florida counties with the most expensive coverage rates all have things in common. All the expensive counties of the state had a big amount of ocean front exposure. Living on the ocean front makes the homes more vulnerable to high winds from hurricanes and tropical storms. The counties were also in the southern half of the state.

The technological advancement of transportation through the creation of the railroad system had a revolutionary impact upon America as a nation. Trains was the primary way to travel at this time, but the creation of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 would have greater impacts than anyone could have imagined. This railroad was extremely unique because it was the first time a person could travel to the west coast from the east coast in one trip. It played a big part in unifying the North and South, helped the economy boom, and transformed America into the most industrialized country in the world. The nation received huge benefits from this new railroad system, as industry was able to boom all throughout the nation. A system of interdependence

The transcontinental Railroad was completed on May 10, 1869. It had started in 1830 and took almost 4 decades to finish. By 1850 the track was about 9,000 miles long east of the Missouri River. At about the same time many people were moving west. It was a dangerous path over mountains, rivers, and deserts. Before the Transcontinental Railroad it cost almost $1,000 ($31,250.00 in 2015) to travel across the country, after the railroad it cost only $100 ($4,687.50 in

The Florida tax laws are beneficial for both industry and individuals. Florida does not have personal state income tax. The Ad valorem rates in Lakeland favorably compare to taxes in other parts of the United States. The City of Lakeland has a very low operating mileage at 4.7. Florida state sales tax is at 6%. In Polk County there is an additional 1% local sales tax as of January 2005 (U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2010).

Florida can be a beautiful place to live, work, and play and from the outside looking in, it looks like the perfect place to raise a family. The state of the economy in Florida is far from perfect and many of the middle to lower income families that often relocate to Florida hoping for a better life, often struggle to maintain a place to live and a decent wage. Florida residents are struggling to maintain a basic standard of living with the housing market and low wages in this state. Often news reports suggest that the economy is getting better in Florida, but many households are struggling. The State of Florida is not as economically stable as politicians and real estate developers would like for the general public to believe.

Florida's population of 10 to 17-year-olds decreased 2% between 2006 and 2010. As of August 2010, Florida's population of 10 to 17

A. Donald Man and William Mackenzie bought up land in the West, and by 1901, they had enough land to qualify for federal assistance in building a railway. The Canadian Northern Railway was born as a rival to the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Over nineteenth millions of people live in Florida, imagine if all the immigrants that the census can’t count towards the population were added. Florida is also a global leader in international trade, foreign direct investment and has a lot of tourism thanks to Disney and all the theme parks bringing over ninety-eight millions of visitors per year. There are two hundred and eighty-two cities, one hundred and nine towns, and nineteenth villages in Florida.

A Case Study on the California High Speed Rail System (CAHSR) - Is It Feasible?

In this report, the question “How much of the changes in the median selling price of homes in a city can be explained by the changes in median income of that city?” is answered. Home ownership is an important aspect of one’s life stages, and home prices are determined by demand and supply. The demand curve is affected by the one’s income, such that as one’s income increases, one is more willing to pay a higher price for the same quantity of goods (Baye & Prince, 2014). However, there are many other factors that might affect the demand curve, e.g. no. of children, in the household, the perceived quality of education in the school district, or the number of job positions (filled or open) around the city. According to Burda