Jobs bill same ol', same ol': subsidies

Before the Legislature convened, one of the refrains from legislative leaders and the governor was jobs ... how lawmakers needed to focus on ways they could re-energize Florida's economy.

This was urgent. Florida's unemployment rate stands at 12%, and 1.1 million Floridians are unemployed.

Judging from the press releases from the governor's office and some of the state's leading business groups, you might think lawmakers approached near-hero status for their job-creating legislative efforts. The way it sounds, Senate Bill 1752 will send Florida on its way back to prosperity.