> First the disclosures. I have been appointed by the Mayor to the > Metropolitan Airports Commission. I have also participated in litigation > against members of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. My law firm has represented individuals who have allegedly stolen as a result of a gambling habit. > Now, speaking only as a Minneapolis citizen, I see nothing wrong with a > voluntary regressive tax in the form of a casino. However, to pay back > Wisconsin for its years of selling us illegal fireworks, admission to the > casino should be limited to out-of-state visitors and those Minnesota > citizens with an airline ticket for the day(get it before it is spent in > Vegas). Of course, it would have to be located near the Mall of Hysteria. > And it would only be logical that the Casino could only advertise in > out-state markets. If we can ban liquor ads on television, how come my > children have to endure casino ads about some naked turtle from Wisconsin or some inane scratch card from our looney Minnesota lottery? > > Dan Boivin > Fulton > > > Message: 12 > From: "Michael Hohmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Becker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [Mpls] Casinos Here, There & Everywhere > Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 12:49:05 -0600 > > At least a casino is a voluntary regressive tax, unlike property taxes. > > Michael Hohmann > Linden Hills > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > Becker > > Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 11:22 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Mpls] Casinos Here, There & Everywhere > > > > > > I think the debate about the public casino is a fabulous red herring, > > designed to take focus away from the real story. The real story > > is this: we > > had a period of unprecedented good economic times. Yet during that time, > > the average taxpayer saw substantial tax increases, while > > businesses, rental > > property owners, and high income people saw substantial decreases in their > > tax rates. That means that low and middle income people pay more and pay > > more of the pie. When interviewed recently our new Finance Commissioner > > said specifically that recent tax changes were designed to do that. When > > times come to raise taxes, we then find new and even more > > regressive ways of > > increasing taxes, a casino being one of them. > > > > Carol Becker > > Longfellow > > > Dan > > Meshbesher & Spence, Ltd. > 1616 Park Avenue > Minneapolis, MN 55404-1631 > (612) 339-9121 > http://www.meshbesher.com > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. > If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient nor an authorized > representative of the recipient, any dissemination of this communication is > strictly prohibited. If you receive this communication in error, notify us > immediately by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by telephone at > (612)339-9121. Please delete the message and any attachments from you > system. Thank you. >
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