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Originally Posted by zur
and for a city millions in debt (they are..) this is an essential institution.
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I'd argue that reducing or eliminating unnecessary spending through corruption and inefficiency would be a much more popular "source" of revenue.
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It wasn't backroom.
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What time was the vote again?
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On July 4 Weekend 2004, HB 2330, a 33 line bill on background checks for people who work at the tracks was on its third consideration. This bill was in the House for 47 days with NO amendments. It was in the Senate for 100 days with NO amendments.
Those 33 lines were crossed off and the bill was amended with 144 PAGES and PASSED that weekend
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They didn't give you a choice because they knew a small number of people willing to fake petitions and generate false fear propaganda could possibly delay this enough the casinos would then just locate elsewhere in PA.... and the state would end up just giving Philadelphia the difference in aid.
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Sounds like a great precedent; we could apply this more often and really get around that whole rule of law thing.
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The real impact is thousands of jobs, millions in taxes.
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No Zur, that is the smoke screen. The real impact are the hidden cost to the municipality and citizens to maintain these things.
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The perceived impact is the fear that is baseless and unproven in about 5 different studies conducted by the Feds, states, and universities.
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Perceived fear is just that--perception. The per gallon price of gas at the pump changes more drastically more often because of perception rather than any real event. Iran barks and gas goes up another 25 cents/gallon--yet Iran is still exporting the same amount of oil. If people decide en masse they don't want to live 1/2 mile from a slots barn it does not matter how many studies say what, there is a real decline in property value.
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Originally Posted by zur
Your state elected officials did this.
It wasn't backroom.
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Ipse dixit? You can say it as many times as you like--it doesn't make it true.
Are you implying a false dichotemy--because the state officials did this it is not backroom antics? The elected state officials created an unaccountable agency that selected and approved sites without input from communities. The elected state officials have made Pennsylvania the only state in the Union to legalize gambling without citizen input.
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Originally Posted by zur
Philadelphians have been expecting riverfront gambling for at least 20 years.
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And?