Plainville's Poor Fiscal Management

NoPlainvilleRacino wrote: "For many years, Plainville was addicted to the money from the landfill. During those years, it seemed there was little effort to improve the town to attract new business, young families and single professionals who might be commuting to Boston, Providence, or Worcester, or to take advantage of the possibilities for sustainable growth that other towns seemed to attract.

When the landfill money dried up, the only solution the selectmen seemed to see was SLOTS SLOTS SLOTS at Plainridge. They lobbied and cajoled the legislature to add a slot barn to the list of three casinos and who-knows-how-many tribal casinos.

Even though Plainridge has not made a profit in more than twelve years, the selectmen have been slavering about expanded predatory gambling in Plainville since the track moved in.

So have the millionaires who have poured money into the failing an failed business of Plainridge for more than a decade, circling like vultures, waiting for Plainville to say yes to slots.

Any gambling recovery program will tell you that the worst time to gamble is if you are experiencing debt. You are more likely to ignore reality and the odds and to "chase your losses" if you are desperate for funds.

Plainville is like a problem gambler "jonesing" for their next win. They're willing to ignore the money that goes into the machine, as long as the money that comes out fools them into thinking they're "winning".

Many Painvillians regarded the landfill as a "free lunch", even though the resultant plume will someday (in the not-too-distant future) prove to be a disaster for the town's drinking water. The money from the slot barn is seen as a free lunch, as well.

The worst news? The people who support slots in Plainville really don't want to hear about from where their "free lunch" will come. They don't care if it comes off the tables and out of the mouths of their neighbors. Their appetite for geting money the haven't worked for (in the form of revenue to the town) is insatiable and without scruples."