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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:59 am    Post subject: Casino revenues Reply with quote

Is it right that revenue generated by Pennsylvania's casinos is diverted to public works projects rather than tax relief?

http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/localnews/12-04-2009-LOCAL-SHARE-APPLICATIONS
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

In a round about way, the casino money is reducing some real estate taxes. Say your municipality needs improvements to its building that would cost $100,000. They can either raise your taxes a mil or two or three to raise money to do the repairs, or they can apply for the slots grant and your taxes remain the same.

Also, there will be changes to the money distribution soon whereby each and every Washington County municipality will be receiving $25,000 plus $10 per resident (up to 50% of the municipality's budget). This again, will help keep taxes steady or even (we can always hope), reduce them.

So to answer the question, it's six of one and a half dozen of the other. Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

amom wrote:
In a round about way, the casino money is reducing some real estate taxes. Say your municipality needs improvements to its building that would cost $100,000. They can either raise your taxes a mil or two or three to raise money to do the repairs, or they can apply for the slots grant and your taxes remain the same.

Also, there will be changes to the money distribution soon whereby each and every Washington County municipality will be receiving $25,000 plus $10 per resident (up to 50% of the municipality's budget). This again, will help keep taxes steady or even (we can always hope), reduce them.

So to answer the question, it's six of one and a half dozen of the other. Wink



The so called casino money is only a pretext to lowering taxes.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 7:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It should continue to go directly to the taxpayer! How many of those pet projects were never thought of until the free money came available?
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NO IS A FRAUD HOW THE MONEY IS HANDLED...THE WCRA DECIDES WHO GETS THE MONEY AND THEY LIST AS ONE ASKING...THE BROWNSON HOUSE WANTS OVER $100,000 TO BLACKTOP HANDICAP RAMPS I COULD GO ON BUT WHATS THE POINT. Evil or Very Mad BB
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Professor wrote:
It should continue to go directly to the taxpayer! How many of those pet projects were never thought of until the free money came available?


I totally agree with this. Lots of the projects are only proposed since "free" money is possible. Some, if not all, of these type of projects won't get done if the grant is not awarded. And while we are talking about it, I don't have a problem with municipalities and related municipal non-profit organizations applying for and receiving slots money but the hospitals??! What nerve!
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

amom wrote:
Professor wrote:
It should continue to go directly to the taxpayer! How many of those pet projects were never thought of until the free money came available?


I totally agree with this. Lots of the projects are only proposed since "free" money is possible. Some, if not all, of these type of projects won't get done if the grant is not awarded. And while we are talking about it, I don't have a problem with municipalities and related municipal non-profit organizations applying for and receiving slots money but the hospitals??! What nerve!


Look how well the "stimulus" worked. Lot of jobs were created in non- existant places Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't care what they do with the money. I haven't lost anything there so its not my money. I haven't applied for tax break either.
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