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Old 11-04-2012, 04:09 PM
 
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Why do some of you hate jobs?
They cause too much traffic.
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Old 11-04-2012, 04:31 PM
 
Location: Salisbury, MD
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They cause too much traffic.
No offense, but that's a dumb argument. Even if the potential employer has only 5,000 positions, it's better than none.
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Old 11-04-2012, 06:04 PM
 
Location: DMV
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You're daggone right those jobs affect everyone in the county. By having them, there are less people on unemployment and public assistance. More people with benefits and healthcare. More people paying income taxes and adding to the success of the state and county.
You are oversimplifying a very complex issue. This is more than just jobs. If this was just about jobs, then I'm sure few would be against it. You have to step outside the box that you live in and see this from a much different perspective. Let me ask you, out of curiosity, how much has Maryland Live! helped with MD's unemployment?

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My point was for those who are voting against question 7 because of the types of jobs that will be offered by MGM. Picking and choosing what types of jobs people in this county should have is very selfish and shortsighted. ANy job, whether some people feel is beneath them or the county is a job for someone who needs it. Regardless of the income or professional level. God forbid one of my children enters into an industry where people in this state feel is beneath the level they feel the state should have and they have to move out of state to apply their skills. Doesn't make sense does it?
Again it's not just about jobs!!!!! This is not about just some random company coming here to set up shop. You are trying to transform an area that right now at this time is a family friendly area. Whether you perceive it to be so or not, a majority of people in this state and country perceive casino to have negative associations related to it. Whether that has validity or not is purely debatable, the point is simply that people are uncomfortable of the idea of having casino within their borders.

But even more so, is it wise to ask for another casino without seeing how successful the other ones will be that have yet to open up? The promises of these things seem to be held without merit. There are casinos in the Detroit-Cleveland areas that have hurt each other because of their proximity to one another. That is enough to get some to wonder how many of these promises for jobs and revenue that can be kept.

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Would we like more professional white-collar jobs in the county and state? Sure. I agree wholeheartedly. But I'm not going to vote down the opportunity for someone in another industry to find a job that they studied for or is qualified for. That's selfish of me. That's my point. Maryland is not exactly swimming in cash to pick and choose which jobs to turn away and which to keep. It all goes back to people finding other reasons to fit their personal convictions on gambling. Why is flipping a burger more reputable than flipping a playing card or serving a drink? Both pay the same. Both require the same level of education.

Because of Gaylord investing in the Hospitality program, PGCC as one of the top hospitality programs for a community college in the country. So, all those students matriculating through that program should find work in other counties and states because we don't want those jobs here. We don't want hotel, restaurant, resort, retail, casino jobs here. Please, go find jobs elsewhere. Meanwhile, we'll sit here and wait another 20 years for a Forbes 500 company to create jobs here.
It's not selfish, if there are other reasons for rejecting this. People aren't rejecting this simply because of the type of jobs. I'm amazed at, to be honest, how narrowed minded you are. If someone disagrees with you minimize their opinion.

  • If they don't like development, no matter what reason they may have, they are NIMBYs.
  • If they don't like to agree to anything that involve jobs, they are anti-business with an obssessive compulsive disorder.
  • If they don't like gambling, they are religious fundamentalist who are hypocrites.
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You are oversimplifying and generalizing people's opinions. Do the things that you say, have SOME validity, absolutely. Yes there are people that it applies to, but you make seem like everyone thinks that way. That is the annoying part about what you are saying. You are free to disagree, and in some instances I do agree with some of the things you are saying, but if you really think that people who are voting no for question 7 want to keep the unemployed, unemployed, then you have some maturing to do. Some where in this state there may be someone who is that sinister and selfish to think that way. But do you honestly believe jobs are the only factor in making this decision?
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Old 11-04-2012, 08:10 PM
 
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No offense, but that's a dumb argument. Even if the potential employer has only 5,000 positions, it's better than none.
Obviously you don't know a joke when you see it.
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Old 11-04-2012, 09:54 PM
 
Location: Salisbury, MD
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Obviously you don't know a joke when you see it.
I know a joke when I see one.
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Old 11-05-2012, 08:30 AM
 
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I know a joke when I see one.
You took my comment seriously, so I have to say that I doubt that.
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Old 11-05-2012, 09:08 AM
 
Location: Salisbury, MD
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You took my comment seriously, so I have to say that I doubt that.
And you'd be wrong.
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Old 11-05-2012, 09:08 AM
 
Location: It's in the name!
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I was going to respond at length to your post but decided not to beat a dead horse. Do us all a favor and stop responding to my posts on this subject and I promise not to respond to yours. Deal? We're starting to go around in circles and it killing threads.
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Old 11-05-2012, 09:16 AM
 
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No......the OP is wrong, there is nothing to see here..........Maryland, keep up the good work, VA gladly accepts your contributions, and DC will keep donating its crime!

Lets also get Casinos, because the economy is so rock solid out here. Why isnt NOVA fighting for casinos.....*sigh*

Maryland, the good ol workhorse f!ck boy of the DMV.
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Old 11-05-2012, 10:02 AM
 
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The 9th paragraph of the Governor's homepage says "Marylanders currently have the third lowest state and local tax burden as a share of income in the nation." Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley: Biography

Can this really be true? How do they arrive at that dubious statistic?
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