--- Victoria Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From www.minnesotavotes.org....... > > Introduced by Rep. Bill Haas, Rep. Kent Eken, Rep. Keith Ellison, > Rep. > Phyllis Kahn, Rep. Jim Rhodes, Rep. Tony Cornish, Rep. Doug Lindgren > and Rep. Steve Sviggum on February 16, 2004, to authorize the > director > of the state lottery to contract for the placement of gaming machines > at a state owned casino which would be run in the metropolitan area. > The bill imposes a tax on gaming machine revenue and provides for the > use of gaming machine revenue. The bill allows for blackjack and > other > card games at the casino as well. > > Vicky says: Put the casino on the Sear's site and Minneapolis will > be > rolling in money. > > Just think of it.....Minneapolis, The Fun City. Boozing, gambling, > corporate welfare....LasVegas of the North! I might have to become a > Democrat again.
[TB] While we might quibble over the location(s) (I'm thinking Washington Avenue for the "Minneapolis Strip", I see no reason not to put casinos in the heart of the city. Increased tourism, increased jobs. I don't even care who owns them as long as they pay taxes just like any other business. The casino business generates enough money to pay for its own facilities, no subsidy required. The only downside is for the airlines running flights to Vegas. Terrell Brown Loring Park __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
