Gambling-plank-Schiller

== Background ==
Gerald Schiller jerrynelse -at- yahoo.com wrote: 
* I believe it is a big mistake to campaign on repealing the slots bill.
** There is too much tax money at stake that can not help but reduce other onerous mandatory taxes over which people have no control. (income, business, real estate). Gambling taxes are paid voluntarily by the slots players. 
** Yes I agree things should have been done differently: Sell licenses to highest bidder, local referendums, faster approval process, etc. But too much time, money and effort has gone into the process now to chuck the whole thing. It is time for PA to join the 20th century and quit losing thousands of jobs and millions of gambling and tourist revenues to neighboring states where gambling is legal.
==Links==
* Gerald Schiller
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