Send This Man Some Pom Poms

From certain publications, a high caliber of reporting, along with the appropriate research and integrity is an expectation.

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Not so from Scott Van Voorhis, too intellectually lazy to do the real hard work of actually engaging his brain.

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So, it was pretty disappointing that Banker and Tradesman allowed the Casino Cheerleader, devoid of facts, a respectable podium.

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Here's what friend and fellow blogger, Ryan Adams had to say --
Cheerleaders Know How to Cheer, Still Dumb
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Scotty merely echoed the misinformation of fellow Casino Cheerleaders, like Treasurer "Slot Parlor" Cahill, accepting clearly flawed figures.

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The Wonder Of It All?
That could be just the right bet for our state’s beleaguered economy and battered state budget, with the potential for thousands of construction and permanent jobs and hundreds of millions in new revenue for cash-starved state coffers.
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Now, Scotty, where did you get your numbers that have been discredited elsewhere? Have you reviewed the expenses? Have you figured out that "Slot Parlor" Cahill's "Slot Parlors" don't require many people?

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What of --

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1. Infrastructure improvements

2. Public education expenses for not only the host community, but surrounding communities, as well

3. New school construction for those systems already at capacity

4. ELL teachers for those public school systems that are impacted

5. Regulatory expenses

6. Public services upgrades: water, sewer, electrical, gas

7. Increased public safety expenses for police, fire and ambulance

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Scotty, who, prey tell, should bear those costs?

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Middleboro believed those INEVITABILITY myths Scotty Fearsome proclaimed and now has an ambulance service it can't afford and that will lose money according to one of the few studies the Town has hired experts to complete.

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The Middleboro School Committee and the School Superintendent embraced the casino before there was an Agreement or dollar amount. They also never provided dollar figures for those dastardly impacts beyond the cost of repairs to outdated school buildings. Maybe they thought they would get the entire $7 million from the deal.

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This comment has simply got to be the Best of Scotty, too lazy to research the objections with an unbiased mind ---

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But it also shatters the latest, trendy argument rolled out by anti-gambling moralists in their zeal to shut down the casino industry. Seizing upon the economic downturn that has hit the sector along with everyone else, gambling foes have tried to craft an argument that the rocky times are actually a sign that those poor, victimized casino customers have finally seen the light.
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Moralists?
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Scotty, find a state that has legalized and expanded gambling and has lower taxes than Massachusetts and let me know. Consider: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut.

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Take a look at our neighbors in Rhode Island with their Twin Rivers fiasco. And take note that those casino investors were to have been the Mashpee Wampanoags' benefactors in the now-defunct Middleboro Mega Monster that SCOTUS squashed.

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Of the moral part?

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The League of Woman Voters analyzed those figures you seem to averse to examine. They say that for every $1 in revenue, it will cost the state $4 in expenses which include those "social costs" you want to ignore.

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The objection doesn't have to be MORAL, but how about a minuscule amount of fiscal responsibility from a state that seems to have so little? As a taxpayer, I, for one, refuse to pay for the impact of making casino investors even wealthier while I pick up the tab.

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Scotty, have you read what Truth to Power posted?

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Banker and Tradesman: A disappointment when you allow this caliber article to be published.