There have been 100s of ads and
newspaper articles about Maryland's Question 7 to approve another casino. Every major area newspaper says adding another
casino will be bad for Maryland.
The casinos are spending millions ($24M per one article) on ads that
could better be used to feed the homeless, the hungry, and the unemployed.
The Maryland-casino supporters want you to think that
casinos are great because "some"
money "might" go to Maryland education.
They want you to think these will be "good" jobs. They want you to
think it's a "fight" between West Virginia and Maryland.
All these proposals are crap, plain and simple.
Even after 20 years living here, I still find it hard to
believe folks just do NOT know right from wrong. Gambling was, isn't, and never
will be a good thing. Gambling is not a form of
entertainment. While there are a few people who play for fun, most
gamblers have addictive-leaning personalities, if not an actual addiction.
At my nail salon a month ago, one manicurist mentioned her
mom only plays cards for nickels and dimes. I asked her how much a day does her
mom lose and the manicurist said $5. While that doesn't sound like a lot, $5 a day is $150 a month. When I pointed that out, everyone
in the shop was shocked.
Let's talk about what kind of jobs casinos offer.
These days, employers get away with too much just by shouting "jobs"
in a way similar to shouting "Fire" in a crowded theater. Watch which
jobs you run to. You may be heading into the flames, not away from
them. Casino ads say the average
salary is $55,000. If you have 2000 employees, the CEO can make hundreds of
thousands of dollars while the rest of the casino workers make only $20,000. Did you read the fine print? It notes that this salary includes benefits (i.e., no moeny directly in your pocket) and tips! How much in tips do you get from losers/ Remember, casinos are a business and they can't stay in business if players win too much or too often.
It is also true that the casino doesn't have to hire Marylanders. (They will have to bring people in from other places to at least train the locals.)
We are finally getting details on these 12,000 jobs: hotel staff, restaurant employees, some accountants and engineers. Do you like cleaning toilets? How about busing tables? What about being a bouncer? That's what the bulk of the casino jobs are. I am not an accountant or engineer so those few positions won't work for my masters degree in research.
It is also true that the casino doesn't have to hire Marylanders. (They will have to bring people in from other places to at least train the locals.)
And, have you ever
provided customer support? How well do you deal with people who are drunk, people who yell because they are losing, or people who lost all of their money and have no way to get home? What if somone asks you to help them cheat? This is what
it's really like to work at a casino per friends of mine who lived outside Los
Vegas for decades.
The goal to provide for education from something I consider
immoral is like covering candy with yogurt - some of it is good for you but most
of it isn't. Today's Washington Examiner has an article about how DC agencies fail to
follow Watchdog’s advice. There is no guarantee that the money will be spent the way
you intended. If you want money to go to a specific place, then
send it there yourself.
And since when are we
at "war" with West Virginia? Aren't casinos already catering to
your dark side if they want to get you to engage in an imaginary fight?
How should you vote?
"Against the Additional Forms and
Expansion of Commercial Gaming"
See more: http://washingtonexaminer.com/letters-to-the-editor-sept.-28-2012/article/2509233
See more: http://improvemaryland.blogspot.com/2012/09/why-ill-vote-no-for-maryland-question-7.html
See more: http://improvemaryland.blogspot.com/2012/09/why-ill-vote-no-for-maryland-question-7.html
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