An experiment in obscurity
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Sometimes I have toon ideas that go nowhere. This was one of them. But for some reason I like it in a Sipress sorta way.
State Funding
The Gargoyle Leader ED Board gets it right for once
And they actually make some good points along the way;
Trying to use a rather obscure, defensive posture is an unusual attempt to remedy a perceived threat to the state’s gambling revenues. But no matter how good the intention, this particular strategy isn’t something to encode in the South Dakota Constitution.
That last part got my gander up to, talk about opening a big f’ing can of worms.
Supporters of the bill say the Lyons County casino could siphon potential gambling revenues from South Dakota while leaving the state to deal with the casino’s social costs.
No it won’t. It will provide good jobs, more retail revenue to the eastside of Sioux Falls and on a positive note possibly close down some of those telephone booth casinos on the eastside.
This is bad legislation all around.
Have 20 of our state senators completely lost their frickin’ minds?
Sen. Scott Heidepriem, D-Sioux Falls, says the state might scare off the Iowa developers by giving the governor and Legislature power to respond to such border threats.
Listen, I understand your revenue concerns, but they are silly. One wonders if you are just doing this to protect video lottery owners. The facts are simple. If a large Casino opens in Larchwood it will supply many quality jobs to residents of Sioux Falls, high-paying, good benefits jobs. These people will live and spend their paychecks in Sioux Falls. Also, people who travel to the Casino from other parts of Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota will most likely come shopping in Sioux Falls. I think the casino in Iowa would actually boost the economy in Sioux Falls. The losers? Video Lottery casinos on the Eastside of Sioux Falls. Who cares. Boo-Hoo!
Senator Knudson is the only one who got it right;
Sen. Dave Knudson, R-Sioux Falls, said the proposed amendment doesn’t limit the types of gambling the governor and lawmakers could create.
“In the end, this will have the effect of locating one mega-casino in Sioux Falls,” Knudson said. He said it likely would also result in development of huge casinos for the state’s reservations.
Of course, now if he can just get a backbone, this might have not passed the Senate.
As the SD Mainstream Media sleeps a letter writer points out Representative Gordon Howie’s obvious conflict of interest with his tax proposal
By the Way – did I mention I own a lot of Real Estate?
According to the Web site www.co. pennington.sd.us/PropertyTax, Howie and his various limited liability companies pay +/- $80,000 per year in property taxes. With his annual tax break of almost $28,000, he would have to spend almost $1.4 million to burn up his savings.
Can you see who his plan helps?
Gordon, you make a mockery of a democratic society.
Thursday Morning News Roundup
Representative Howie’s grand scheme to raise taxes is met with criticism – God I hope so!
“Anytime I hear that we are going to raise sales tax, I think, as a business owner, that that makes less money out there for people to spend. Right now is not the time. If anything we need to be lowering them so people can get out and stimulate the economy,” business owner Jeff From said.
“He’s a good enough politician to realize the scrutiny he was going to go under was going to probably ruin his effectiveness as the secretary of HHS,” political blogger and Daschle supporter Todd Epp said.Â
Who cares, Daschle screwed up, move on already.
Dave Knudson points out the obvious flaw in Heidepreim’s grand Casino scheme;
Sen. Majority Leader Dave Knudson, who is the most notable opponent, called that naive.
“Regardless of its motivation, it is an unbridled expansion of gambling,” he said of Heidepriem’s scheme.
“The ability of the gambling industry to control state government is manifest. I think that is true nationwide.”
Well said Dave, now don’t wuss out like you did with the smoking ban.
Get a mop Jodi, there will be alot of drool under Munson’s desk once he here’s this news;
South Dakota is due for a cool $662 million and thousands of jobs if the nearly $900 billion stimulus package wins Congressional approval, according to Senate Democrats and the White House.
The Pavilion has some good news for once;
The new “Laughs at the Pavilion” opens March 6 in the Belbas Theater, bringing in headlining acts from across the United States.
I’ve been laughing at the Pavilion for years!
Tapes and Tapes to play Nutty’s North tonight!
Minneapolis indie rock band Tapes ‘N Tapes’ sophomore release title, “Walk It Off,” alludes to an exercise in determination.
“The analogy was that (drummer Jeremy Hanson) was talking about being in Little League and getting hit by a ball. You just have to get up and walk it off,” says bassist Erik Appelwick during a recent phone interview. The Yankton native and 1998 University of South Dakota graduate joined the band in 2006.
Erik also played in Sioux Falls’ alt-country band The Harvestors for awhile.