[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.