Casino aside, Formula One racing? Is Fulop out of his mind?? Near a wildlife habitat and public park where people go to relax? And near where people live? Has he considered the sound pollution?
Gaming the Poorhttp://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/21/gaming-the-poor/"A research team from the University at Buffalo and SUNY Buffalo State has conducted studies that offer new evidence of the exploitative effects of casino gambling on lower-income Americans. For example, the researchers found that the rates of casino gambling participation and frequency of visits have increased among lower-income groups. Easy access to casinos is a key factor. Living within 10 miles of one or more casinos more than doubles the rate of problems from excessive gambling. Another factor is easy access to slot-machine gambling. Women and the elderly have become more likely to gamble in recent years, partly because of a preference for nonskill slot-machine gambling."
Quote from: Frank M on 07-10-2014, 11:34amQuote from: Bobblehead on 07-10-2014, 10:01amIt just amazes me how each new politician gets suckered in by this big-money horseshit.You can only believe the Mayor is being suckered if you also believe he cares about doing what’s best for the people. Sure, casinos create lots of jobs but c’mon now, he knows as well as any educated person that the vast majority of these “opportunities” are low wage, dead-end jobs (once design and construction is completed, that is). They’re not good for the economy, they’re not good for the community, and they sure as Hell aren’t good for the individual. I was giving him the benefit of the doubt.This is revealing: http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000033668
Quote from: Bobblehead on 07-10-2014, 10:01amIt just amazes me how each new politician gets suckered in by this big-money horseshit.You can only believe the Mayor is being suckered if you also believe he cares about doing what’s best for the people. Sure, casinos create lots of jobs but c’mon now, he knows as well as any educated person that the vast majority of these “opportunities” are low wage, dead-end jobs (once design and construction is completed, that is). They’re not good for the economy, they’re not good for the community, and they sure as Hell aren’t good for the individual.
It just amazes me how each new politician gets suckered in by this big-money horseshit.
Quote from: MCA™ on 02-07-2014, 05:47pmGive me a good reason other than sanctimonious bleating. And poor returns aren't a given -- that's a product of negotiation with the local government.Sanctimonious bleating? You think I am basing my argument on moral superiority? The benefits of casinos primarily go to corporate. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/11/atlantic-city-casinos-money-squandered/2412791/The actual jobs created are not all that high paying, they are like hotel service-level jobs, mostly.The problems it can introduce to communities have been studied. Particularly when they are situated next to low-income neighborhoods, they can exacerbate social problems like gambling addiction, drug use, and crime. Hey, I got an idea, why don't we have a dog track, too? Why don't you give me a good idea as to why we should invite an industry like casino gambling into Jersey City?
Give me a good reason other than sanctimonious bleating. And poor returns aren't a given -- that's a product of negotiation with the local government.
Because casino gambling and car racing are what distinguishes world-class cities.This is pretty shameless shilling for gubernatorial campaign money. Oh, we can call it Xanadu II. . . .
Osborne firmly against it. In the HCA Facebook group: "I will lay across a rail road track to prevent this from happening in Ward E."And this on twitter: https://twitter.com/candiceosborne/status/431914803683422208