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We need more roads in Florida, not jobs

FILE: Traffic slowly crosses the Green Bridge into Bradenton in this 2016 photo.
FILE: Traffic slowly crosses the Green Bridge into Bradenton in this 2016 photo. Herald file photo

As the December to April traffic jam season heats up, we still hear Gov. Rick Scott constantly calling for more jobs. Why do we need more jobs? What we need is more roads. I don't need a job. I already have a job. I need to get to my job. Please, Governor Scott, we need more roads, not more jobs.

Robert Tarnay

Palmetto

This story was originally published February 17, 2017 at 3:10 PM with the headline "We need more roads in Florida, not jobs."

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