One of my favorite sources for local news is GoLocalProv.com ... I'm there constantly. Like any pathological relationship, however, I am spurred to emotional highs and lows ... They are a great source of local reporting ... They are a wonderful example of new media ... Equally inspiring is GoLoco's local entrepreneurial flava'. And while their Who's Hot and Who's Not political column has the potential to keep me awake Friday nights, GoLoco has proven to be a wonderful example of what can happen when the Media "Gets Their Mission" ...
(Full Disclosure: GoLoco was kind enough to post an article I penned last month on the "State of Rhode Island Talk Radio")
With all of that in mind, I find myself repulsed by their choice of "Company of the Year"....My initial response, as posted there ...
I would enjoy hearing what all of you have to say ...
"Twin Rivers has been nothing less than an economic disaster for Rhode Island ... Hundreds of millions of dollars are drained from the economy of Rhode Island annually, all to feed the beast of Rhode Island State Government .. Rhode Islanders effectively subsidized the purchase of the Biloxi Casino ... And with the promise of Massachusetts competition on the horizon, watch this "hometown" company gradually wean themselves off of their Lil Rhody Dependency within the next 2-3 years .... Probably to move their offices, and their Rhode Island blood profits, elsewhere ...
Government should never profit from games of chance, foisted upon an undereducated audience, with the imprimatur of government approval. This is a highly regressive tax, targeted at the poor .... A suckers bet, the house, statistically always wins
Think about this ... If Rhode Island State Government raised taxes hundreds of millions of dollars a year, the electorate, would be, I dare say, peeved? But let them play a cool video game, and its entertainment?
Imagine the effect on the Rhode Island economy if only a fraction of that money had been spent on local businesses ... But the biggest travesty is, given the vacuum our leaders make decisions in, we will never even know ...
As Rudy says ... Sleep Tite Vo Disland"
(Full Disclosure: GoLoco was kind enough to post an article I penned last month on the "State of Rhode Island Talk Radio")
With all of that in mind, I find myself repulsed by their choice of "Company of the Year"....My initial response, as posted there ...
I would enjoy hearing what all of you have to say ...
"Twin Rivers has been nothing less than an economic disaster for Rhode Island ... Hundreds of millions of dollars are drained from the economy of Rhode Island annually, all to feed the beast of Rhode Island State Government .. Rhode Islanders effectively subsidized the purchase of the Biloxi Casino ... And with the promise of Massachusetts competition on the horizon, watch this "hometown" company gradually wean themselves off of their Lil Rhody Dependency within the next 2-3 years .... Probably to move their offices, and their Rhode Island blood profits, elsewhere ...
Government should never profit from games of chance, foisted upon an undereducated audience, with the imprimatur of government approval. This is a highly regressive tax, targeted at the poor .... A suckers bet, the house, statistically always wins
Think about this ... If Rhode Island State Government raised taxes hundreds of millions of dollars a year, the electorate, would be, I dare say, peeved? But let them play a cool video game, and its entertainment?
Imagine the effect on the Rhode Island economy if only a fraction of that money had been spent on local businesses ... But the biggest travesty is, given the vacuum our leaders make decisions in, we will never even know ...
As Rudy says ... Sleep Tite Vo Disland"
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