[Fishpart]

Casinos are a bad idea.

There is NO WEALTH GENERATED THAT EVER GOES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY!!!! Check out the book "The Wealth of Nataions" it was written centuries ago about this very issue. In this case Harrahs takes their large percantage of the profits and leaves. Wages are artificailly driven up in a quest to capture the skilled workers from manufacturers and the factories close because they cannnot get skilled workers nor afford them. In maunfacturing every time materials change hands value is added and profit is generated. Workers can earn a living wage and put the money back into the areas where they live....

As for the proposed TAX SAVINGS....it will save me about $50.00 per year on my property taxes...That won't do me much @#$%^&ing good when the factory I work at closes because we can't attract and retain good workers....