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well i agree with badazzss, look at all the jobs it creates… you cant say that doesnt help people in the area
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It doesn’t help people in the area.
Those minimum wage jobs are funded by local money. I.E. money that’s already here. Hence: No economic advancement. Also as dozr mentioned, there is no evidence that it helps the area. If it created all these local jobs, wouldn’t the area around the Seneca Niagara be less of a shithole now than before the casino opened?
It’s a nice idea, but the theory is flawed and the evidence is lacking so there’s really nothing but blind faith to support the idea. :gotme:
IMO anyways. I can only think of 2 ways that the Casino would be a good idea:
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Belief that it would in fact bring in outside tourism, thus bringing in more money. (I don’t believe this will happen. Why would anyone go to a Casino in a rundown city rather than 1 20 minutes away at 1 of the 7 wonders of the world, either the domestic one or 2 minutes over the border at an established tourism area?)
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Belief that it could do some good within the Buffalo economy by evenly redistributing what money is already here. Essentially taking money from the rich and putting it in the hands of the poorer workers there. Maybe this happens. I don’t know. But again, there’s no evidence that this is going on to any worthwhile extent in the falls. I’d be more inclined to believe that it actually does just the opposite, taking money from the poor who are too stupid to not gamble with it and putting it in the hands of the rich casino owners.
:gotme: