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pan6467 · 10-29-2009, 09:23 AM

I think Columbus and Cleveland's will be built almost immediately. They spent too much money to get this. Cincy's and Toledo's will be debated and we will be told that they have to go to Mason and Sandusky, this will be heavily lobbied for by Cedar Fair (either publicly or through insiders forming a PAC).

Trust me Cedar Fair I am sure is looking at getting them as close as possible to help their parks and it would make sense to build them close by as it would only help tourism.

Inside Cincy itself there really isn't much room to build one. Toledo, is well... Toledo, too close to Detroit, but Sandusky isn't that far and would draw those people in.

IF the casino people and state do not see how this is probably their best option, and do build in Cincy and Toledo, those casinos will probably fail.

The one thing everyone needs to understand (especially the government) is that these casinos are just a band aid and desperately needed quick fix. We need to take the tax monies and license fees and so on, invest them into small businesses and industry, lower the burden on the people, by lowering their taxes and lower our college tuitions.

We'll have about a 5 - 10 year window where we will be able to direct that casino money into long term growth. IF we do not, if we allow out government to just squander that money... in 5 - 10 years we'll be in the same place we are now, wondering where the tax money and cuts are going to come from to balance the state's budget.

Is it a gamble, is it a risk? Yes, but one we cannot afford to not take.

10-29-2009, 09:23 AM	#32 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	I think Columbus and Cleveland's will be built almost immediately. They spent too much money to get this. Cincy's and Toledo's will be debated and we will be told that they have to go to Mason and Sandusky, this will be heavily lobbied for by Cedar Fair (either publicly or through insiders forming a PAC). Trust me Cedar Fair I am sure is looking at getting them as close as possible to help their parks and it would make sense to build them close by as it would only help tourism. Inside Cincy itself there really isn't much room to build one. Toledo, is well... Toledo, too close to Detroit, but Sandusky isn't that far and would draw those people in. IF the casino people and state do not see how this is probably their best option, and do build in Cincy and Toledo, those casinos will probably fail. The one thing everyone needs to understand (especially the government) is that these casinos are just a band aid and desperately needed quick fix. We need to take the tax monies and license fees and so on, invest them into small businesses and industry, lower the burden on the people, by lowering their taxes and lower our college tuitions. We'll have about a 5 - 10 year window where we will be able to direct that casino money into long term growth. IF we do not, if we allow out government to just squander that money... in 5 - 10 years we'll be in the same place we are now, wondering where the tax money and cuts are going to come from to balance the state's budget. Is it a gamble, is it a risk? Yes, but one we cannot afford to not take. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"