so...i'm told to vote for indian gaming expansion, to benefit my state without having to raise taxes.
then, i'm told to vote against the same expansion, because it's a front for other political causes, blah, blah, blah.
any insights by those who actually know what is going on (namely, the charlton brothers, although other not-so-informed voters within my circle of acquaintences are welcome to comment)? and, i need to know soon, because of the early deadline of voting by mail.
thanks!
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Definitely no to the Indian gaming propositions, 94-97, they're scams that will allow the casinos to expand their operations, tripling the number of slot machines, under the guise of helping California. Sure they'll be making some payments they aren't now, but that's offset by being able to take more money from people.
From the Voter Guide: "There would be reductions in other state revenues partially offsetting these increased payments."
Well duh, people would be giving their money to the Indian casinos who are exempt from state and federal income taxes instead of buying stuff and pumping money into the California economy. Considering we've got about a $140 billion dollar budget in California, a couple hundred million, if it ever materializes, is only a drop in the bucket. The only thing that's going to fix our budget problems is some good old spending cuts.
The casinos are positioned to win on this one and that's why they've been pouring millions of dollars into television advertising over the past 6 months.
I'll start going through the Propositions on my blog to help clear things up.
You can't vote here Sarah. You're from Missouri.
If you want to get technical, I'm from Chile, but a natural-born citizen of the U.S., given that both my parents are from the U.S. Plus I've got a card that tells me I CAN vote here.
Or maybe they are all wrong, and accidentally sent me a ballot. YES! I can be subversive without even trying very hard!
Thanks, guys. You've given me food for thought! AND, you're not nearly as annoying as campaign adds. :)
VOTE NO! IT'S A FRONT FOR OTHER POLITICAL CAUSES!! BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!
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