How many ways can uninformed politicians spend NON-EXISTENT revenues?
They apparently haven't figured out that this is a TRIBAL CASINO designed solely to benefit the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and their Malaysian financial backers, Genting, who have generously supported the Tribe.
There are NO REVENUES!
Millions of Massachusetts' taxpayer dollars will be spent upgrading stressed infrastructure that is currently gridlocked.
Mayor: Pay for rail with casino revenue
NEW BEDFORD — In a letter sent to Gov. Deval Patrick today, Mayor Jon Mitchell proposed tapping casino revenue to finance commuter rail.
The money would make up for the pressure a Taunton casino is expected to put on commuter traffic between Boston and New Bedford, Mitchell and Rep. William M. Straus argue in the letter.
Patrick is in the midst of negotiating a compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, which has proposed a casino in Taunton.
“We must take bold, creative steps now to avoid looming economic and social isolation for New Bedford and the region," Mitchell said. "Dedicating a portion of the Taunton casino revenues to South Coast Rail is exactly the kind of decisive and far-thinking step needed right now. It will go a long way toward mitigating the adverse transportation and economic impacts of the Taunton casino on New Bedford.”
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