[Florida legislator and Brevard County Community College lecturer Mike] Haridopolos got paid $154,000 [by the college] to write a book titled Florida Legislative History and Processes.
[T]he book is light on content, has errors and – are you ready for this – there is exactly one copy.
One copy.
Really. $154,000 for one copy.
No, he didn’t teach during that time. Too busy on the book.
Excerpts from the book here.
March 1st, 2011 at 1:53PM
Well, I was given to understand that rarity of an item increases its value, but that may be referring to something that was already somewhat valuable to begin with
March 2nd, 2011 at 7:54AM
An editorial on this issue from a few years back:
http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/article446967.ece
Just another tale in the long history of sweetheart deals between Florida politicians and the state’s higher education system.
March 2nd, 2011 at 8:08AM
Thanks, bob.