A Long Face in Mississippi - Rob Hood

A Long Face in Mississippi - Rob Hood

"A Long Face in Mississippi
By Rob Hood (10/05/05)

It was a sad day for Mississippi conservatives and church members across the state. For two weeks we had been waiting on the verdict about the casinos on the Gulf Coast. When the casinos were first brought to Mississippi there was much opposition and it was decided that the casinos could only be built on the water for docking cruise ships and such to stop at.

Well, here came Hurricane Katrina. It wiped out the whole casino marketplace and displaced thousands. The argument was that the revenue from the casino taxes could be used for education. Well, that worked out as planned. HA! Most of the money was used for education as it was planned, but for only the counties in which the casinos existed or some of the counties surrounding the area. So that failed as a primary purpose.

Once assessments were made, it was up to the Mississippi legislature ( democrat controlled ) to vote on what to do next. Two proposals were made. One consisted of rebuilding the casinos as were previously which was on water only. The other was to let the casinos build on shore. Naturally the churches ( including myself ) had an overwhelming opposition since we knew that casinos would eventually pop up everywhere like mushrooms after a rain."

73 fer nw,
Bob N5IET

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