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I like Harrah’s.

Folks in Wichita love jobs and economic development.

Except when they dont…

I don’t gamble, have never been in a casino and probably don’t know what the hell I’m talking about on this subject.

Wouldn’t there always be ” vacuum , sucking money” whether there are casinos in Kansas or not. Wouldn’t the amount of money being “sucked” be determined by the locality of the casino? If the casino’s are in Kansas, isn’t there a larger amount of money staying in state and not leaving?

I don’t love the idea but it seems it’s better to have them in-state rather than in a border state.

I don’t know about casinos in Mississippi but a friend who knows, says the casinos in northern Kansas have caused all kinds of problems in the vicinity, bankruptcies, divorces, crimes, boarded up buildings. These might not be so visible in more populated areas but they are there non-the-less.

GMC, unless the casino is run by robots, someone works their that creates jobs. and that they suck dollars out of state to their corporate dollars well that’s true of many companies, walmart, target, McDonald’s etc

According to the article it does not appear that the casino’s generate as much money for the government. What happens when Kansas has the same problem? The government owns the casino’s so will the taxpayers have to cover the difference?

Haven’t been around that many casinos and my only opinion of them is that they have low prices for eating and lodging.

However, the penalty of throwing away your money more than makes up the difference if one does choose to gamble.

Went to Baden Baden in Germany on a lark. It was amazing and disconcerting to see players put stacks of $1000 dollar equivalent chips on the table, lose them and play again, only to lose again.

Gambling, no I do not like it.

GMC was correct above. Many of you don’t have a clue as to why he is right.

Like many great successful government ventures (ya right) casinos do NOT produce anything. No product. One could even argue a ’service’ isn’t provided. (Stealing your money service?) Money simply changes hands.

So how Libs, does taking money from one pocket and putting it into another pocket (with the Casino and the Government taking a piece of the pie), CREATE economic development?

That’s what is wrong with America today, the Service Economy we live on, cannot in the long run provide the wealth (capitol) that is needed to support our economy. Manufacturing is rapidly disappearing.

I saw Soylent Green with my daughter the other day, in that advanced society of 2022 manufacturing had disappeared. Nothing was being Made anymore and everything was wearing out to the point where nothing worked. (An very few people worked.)

Ya Libs, that great Socialist machine, can you not see where it’s taking us?

How?

Oh those things do what you say Tom, but the pool of money is simply passed around.

To increase the size of that pool of money, you need to actually create something. Making iron from iron ore for example, creates something from nothing through Work and a Transformation process.

You Libs alledgedly support improving the quality of life for all, so how do you do that by passing the same money back and forth without creating MORE money?

Oh, I know your answer. Money grows on trees and the Socialists simply take from the Rich to give to the Poor to improve the quality of life for the Poor.

WHAT are you creating for the benefit of all mankind? Food? Clean/Green Energy? Shelter? Clothing? Medicine?

Nope. Slot Machines.

So max Unless a business produces something tangible your opposed to it? I thought you believed in capitalism?

Technially someone builds slot machines, probably more than one company, along with playing cards, dice. Casinos, bars, restaurants also have to buy both the tools and food so they can prepare it. Someone has to make the ovens, microwaves and assorted gadgets, someone makes the projectors used in movie theaters not to mention all the industry involved in actually making movies, my uncle actually manufactured props for Apollo 13 by coping artifacts from the Cosmosphere, so both the Cosmosphere and a Wichita Machine shop made money from a movie. then a how many americans are employed in the brewing and distilling enterprises

Flatlander, casinos are not fun to me. Get board in less then 5 minutes there.

If y’all think casinos are productive and create wealth in America, go ahead and shift more resources over to them. See how much more food, fuel, clothing, and exportable items that gets ya.

You won’t increase wealth a lick, but you will spread it around more.

Sure, some service industries are necessary, but they do not increase the overall wealth resources in America.

AND, they divert funds to casinos that might otherwise be spent on manufactured goods.

Doesn’t matter, you Socialists have won the battle, but the Country will lose the war, when everyone stops working productive jobs.

Had yet ANOTHER employee quit yesterday. She’s taking a part-time job somewhere else. Why?

She had to actually pay all of her own rent in June! Oh my, she lost her housing assistance because she was making too much money working full-time. (She started about 6 months ago, guess the Welfare police just caught up to her)

Ya know, there should be a Centralized Welfare Caseworker required who would review these cases so that welfare is DENIED to all those who are Able to work, but not Willing to work.

As an employer, I should have to report all employees who voluntarily quit to a centralized Federal welfare database. Heck, the IRS already has info on all of us.

Just more money from the money tree…

Max - I am opposed to government providing these things - as you know I opposed the 6 million bailout for Warren. But, if a guy wants to unwind after a day pushing rivits or whatever with some entertainment - even if that entertainment is a slot machine - then so be it.

It’s called capitalism.

As for me - I want to play too. And, after about 6 this evening, I intend to.

Me too Ben yesterday was my Bday so Ill probably go out drinking. I think some people are pissed off cause somewhere somebody is having fun

Max, I’m going to bet that you’re about as much fun as a toothache. What a grouch.

Nano and PreD, if you two gals keep bringing on the fun maybe it will cause Max to smile. ;-) Max sounds like she could use a little fun if she would just let down her hair.