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  • From: Don Bowen KI6DIU <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Forget oil and housing, let's talk about water...
  • Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:34:48 -0700


And, actually, technically, it is "free" money to the state. If the tribes
had wanted to they could have fought the state in court and based on
treaties would have had to right to not pay the state a single dime.

It is not free money. What about the debt counseling to problem gamblers? What about the death tool on narrow back country roads from drunken drivers? Valley Center became more deadly than I-5 though Oceanside. That money going to the tribes and their financiers is not going into improving the state.

While the casinos "might" be a problem in the area of Southern Cal where you
lived, the casinos have done a lot for other communities and have made a
point of being good neighbors. Not all communities are unhappy with the
casinos in their area nor are all "civilian" neighbors unhappy with them.

Yes, the one right near where I am now is one of the four. They are not fixing up the road which has become very dangerous. One intersection is a real problem but it is off the main route from the freeway so they are not bothering. They are pumping water as fast as they can while the rest of the city has to limit pumping. They give the city a million here and there but individual members are now approaching $25K a month, more as one group gains power and throws more off the roles. I am very much against the casino free money mentality and it will bring nothing but harm.



Don Bowen Awl Knotted Up KI6DIU
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