[Vision2020] Fair taxation.
Dana,Kathy,or Sarah Dawes
ddawes@moscow.com
Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:16:26 -0800
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Phil
It depends on how you define flourishing. Nevada is proposing almost $1 =
Billion in new taxes to overcome a projected budget shortfall of $700 =
million for the current FY. Oregon and Washington are both facing $1 =
billion deficits annually for the next two years. Montana is estimated =
to have a projected deficit of $232 million. That doesn't make it look =
like privatized legal gambling is the answer to our budget woes.
Check out www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/business/5036969.htm
Dana Dawes
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From: Cjsnightclub@aol.com=20
To: vision2020@moscow.com=20
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 11:34 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Fair taxation.
Isn't it amazing in states where private enterprise gambling is =
allowed these states are flourishing? Some of these states do not even =
have income tax on its citizens. Are you also aware that 8 more states =
are in the process of privatizing Vegas style gambling? In the states =
where the states run the slot machines and gambling is heavily taxed are =
not prospering. We need not follow their example. It must stay in the =
hands of free enterprise and establishments that are 21 and older.
Since we are not allowed to tax Indian gaming and we get no tax =
benefits from our neighboring gambling states; Washington, Oregon, =
Nevada, and Montana and our citizens gamble their savings in those =
states, we are still left with the burden of helping those who lose =
their life savings. Isn't it truly time that we wake up and legalize =
slots and get the tax revenue for our own state?
I feel that some of our elected officials are commingling church and =
state. Many of our elected officials feel that gambling is a sin and =
must protect us from our own stupidity. Isn't it amazing that God gave =
us our own free will and some of our elected officials feel that they =
are to impose rules and regulations to limit what God gave us.=20
Our state is raising the cigarette tax again, which is already taxed =
and the number of smokers is diminishing. You do the math. This tax =
source will deplete itself out. Especially in our state it becomes cost =
effective to buy cigarettes at the Indian reservations, federal and =
state tax-free. Another tax source lost.=20
Idaho used to have legalized slots and received tax revenue from them. =
We did not have a financial crisis then. It is time to return to the =
past. It worked then. It will work now.
Phil Roderick
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Phil</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It depends on how you define =
flourishing. =20
Nevada is proposing almost $1 <STRONG>Billion</STRONG> in new =
taxes to=20
overcome a projected budget shortfall of $700 million for the =
current=20
FY. Oregon and Washington are both facing $1 billion deficits =
annually for=20
the next two years. Montana is estimated to have a projected =
deficit of=20
$232 million. That doesn't make it look like privatized legal =
gambling is=20
the answer to our budget woes.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Check out <A=20
href=3D"http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/business/5036969.htm">ww=
w.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/business/5036969.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dana Dawes</FONT></DIV>
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">Isn't it amazing in states where private =
enterprise=20
gambling is allowed these states are flourishing? Some of these states =
do not=20
even have income tax on its citizens. Are you also aware that 8 more =
states=20
are in the process of privatizing Vegas style gambling? In the states =
where=20
the states run the slot machines and gambling is heavily taxed are not =
prospering. We need not follow their example. It must stay in the =
hands of=20
free enterprise and establishments that are 21 and older.<BR><BR>Since =
we are=20
not allowed to tax Indian gaming and we get no tax benefits from our=20
neighboring gambling states; Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and Montana =
and our=20
citizens gamble their savings in those states, we are still left with =
the=20
burden of helping those who lose their life savings. Isn't it truly =
time that=20
we wake up and legalize slots and get the tax revenue for our own=20
state?<BR><BR>I feel that some of our elected officials are =
commingling church=20
and state. Many of our elected officials feel that gambling is a sin =
and must=20
protect us from our own stupidity. Isn't it amazing that God gave us =
our own=20
free will and some of our elected officials feel that they are to =
impose rules=20
and regulations to limit what God gave us. <BR><BR>Our state is =
raising the=20
cigarette tax again, which is already taxed and the number of smokers =
is=20
diminishing. You do the math. This tax source will deplete itself out. =
Especially in our state it becomes cost effective to buy cigarettes at =
the=20
Indian reservations, federal and state tax-free. Another tax source =
lost.=20
<BR><BR>Idaho used to have legalized slots and received tax revenue =
from them.=20
We did not have a financial crisis then. It is time to return to the =
past. It=20
worked then. It will work now.<BR><BR>Phil=20
Roderick<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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