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Strickland’s
Plan Not as Feasible as it Originally
Seemed
Let’s put aside the
problems that people in the state have
with bringing in slot machines
altogether. It is common knowledge that
the people of Ohio voted down the slot
machines and did not want them in their
state, and then their government went
ahead and voted them in anyway without
asking the people. There are a lot of
upset residents in the state, and
rightfully so. However, the government
says that these same people don’t want
to see their taxes raised or programs
and education cut – so where are they
supposed to get the money to fund them?
Putting all of that aside, let’s look at
Governor Ted Strickland’s real plan.
There are many who think that not only
has he overinflated the amount of money
that they will bring in, but they say
that he is not even really close to what
they can expect the slot machines to
bring in.
The governor says that the slot machines
are going to bring in $65 million for
the licenses – but some experts say that
this is not really feasible. They say
that in this economy most people are not
going to want to pay that without a
guaranteed return, which they feel the
state cannot give them. Then there is
the opposite end of the spectrum that
says he is not charging enough for the
licenses. They say that to get slot
machines there are companies that will
pay as much as $150 million – so who is
right?
Then there is the fact that the governor
originally said that the lottery would
bring in $73 million per year for the
schools. However, it only raised $13
million in the first six months and then
almost a quarter of the businesses that
offered the Keno game got rid of it.
There are experts to every which way you
look at the slot machine issue, but
there are too many questions that have
been left unanswered for the comfort of
many residents.
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