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Supreme Court says slots at racetracks subject to referendum

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A patron plays a slot machine at the Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona, Iowa.

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media202

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Good for the Court. The right decision indeed.

They gave the Govenor his CAT tax ruling last week, and then this came down today.

David

Grove City, OH

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Ted Strickland has been faced with a terrible economic climate. However, he has turned to the wrong sources for money. Gambling has been solidly turned down in Ohio for years. Democrats in Ohio have no respect for voters wishes either on gambling or Obamas Health Care push.

Bodie

Grove City, OH

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Supreme Court just put the screws to a lot of rich people getting richer.
I LOVE IT !!!!!!

ILOVEGC

United States

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Means nothing that the Ohio Supreme court has ruled this... They havn't made anyone fix funding for schools so why should we care about this ruling. Just another thing to HURT OUR KIDS!!!!!!!!!! Shame on you!

Kerry

Columbus, OH

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Correct decision!

Bill

Marysville, OH

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ACTIVIST POLITICAL SHILLS: The millions of dollars spent to buy the state supreme court is certainly paying off for the republicans. Control the courts and you can make your own laws.

Bill

Marysville, OH

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Bodie wrote:

Supreme Court just put the screws to a lot of rich people getting richer.
I LOVE IT !!!!!!

You certainly got this one wrong- it was done for the rich folks pushing casinos...

TinMan

United States

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I'm sure they will just cut funding for schools - remember the Supreme Court ruled the way Ohio funds schools to be unconstitutional years ago - and they have ignored that for years - so cutting more will just be ignored as well.

I wish the elected officials would enforce the Supreme Court's earlier ruling and FINALLY fund the schools.

Bodie

Grove City, OH

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ILOVEGC if you think any of the slots money was going to the schools you are living in a dream state. The money was going to the general fund.
Ask GC Mayor why he is so anxious to help Beulah Park with upgrades they need to roads etc rather then continue with the Town Center project. What's in it for the Mayor? Then you will see just how deep the local corruption goes in Grove City with the slots & gambling and the good olde boyz club. Someone's pockets were getting fatter.

Nottheoneuknow

Columbus, OH

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Maybe the state could take some of the money already paid by the racetracks and buy some leadership!!

Good grief!

Hayduke

Marysville, OH

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Gov.Ted should call an emergency session.....replace the last budget bill with one that does NOT include gambling, but is paid for by a temporary sales tax increase of 1cent for 3 years......They would be unpopular, but respected for doing what is necessary.....and probably win the next elections

JWT

Columbus, OH

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Bodie wrote:

Supreme Court just put the screws to a lot of rich people getting richer.
I LOVE IT !!!!!!

They also "put the screws" to millions of disadvantaged Ohioans who will see essential state services cut as a result of the budget cuts this ruling may lead to. I just don't know where else the state can cut money without having a serious impact on quality of life here. Nobody wants to live in a state where you have to cart your own trash out of state parks, or where developmentally disabled people roam the streets because the state can't afford to take care of them, or where you can't go to a library on the weekend because funding cuts forced them to reduce their hours.

Leftist Loon

Hilliard, OH

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Bill wrote:

ACTIVIST POLITICAL SHILLS: The millions of dollars spent to buy the state supreme court is certainly paying off for the republicans. Control the courts and you can make your own laws.

Obama will fix it. Hope and change

Leftist Loon

Hilliard, OH

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Hayduke wrote:

Gov.Ted should call an emergency session.....replace the last budget bill with one that does NOT include gambling, but is paid for by a temporary sales tax increase of 1cent for 3 years......They would be unpopular, but respected for doing what is necessary.....and probably win the next elections

Well said. We need higher taxes to get this economy rocking. Obama will fix it.

abe

Grove City, OH

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good we can have morecasino nights at the local churchs and texas holdem nights build another million dollar church

Concerned Citizen

Maineville, OH

I believe many of those who would drop their money in slot machines in order to "strike it rich" are the same ones who don't see the importance of education to begin with. It shows in their support of gambling as the solution to anything.

The state of North Carolina, from which I recently moved, called their lottery the "Education Lottery." Only the uneducated would fall for that.

Leftist Loon

Hilliard, OH

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JWT wrote:

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They also "put the screws" to millions of disadvantaged Ohioans who will see essential state services cut as a result of the budget cuts this ruling may lead to. I just don't know where else the state can cut money without having a serious impact on quality of life here. Nobody wants to live in a state where you have to cart your own trash out of state parks, or where developmentally disabled people roam the streets because the state can't afford to take care of them, or where you can't go to a library on the weekend because funding cuts forced them to reduce their hours.

Obama will fix it. Just get some more $tinkulu$ money. It's sitting there ready to help. Hope and change

go for it

Powell, OH

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It's going to be a sad day if Issue 3 passes. Ohio residents are simply blind to the fact that the issue 3 backers are probably behind this effort to get rid of the race track slots that would pay a 50% tax rate so they can get their casinos passed that only pay 33%. They're robbing the state blind and fooling the Ohio residents all the way to the bank. In the meantime, we will end up paying higher taxes and cutting programs. Isn't that something. They figure out a way to get us to pay higher taxes so they can be super rich. Wake up Ohio!

No New Taxes

Dublin, OH

Leftist Loon wrote:

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Well said. We need higher taxes to get this economy rocking. Obama will fix it.

Yep. Tax increases always rock the economy. Loon is right.

ILOVEGC

United States

Thats ok Bodie... they will just have to increase state taxes... I will continue to take my money to West Virgina twice a year.

JWT.. I agree its not just the schools. Its just where my heart is right now.

Leftist Loon... This is the Hope and Change. Didn't you get the memo? LOL

OK Gov.Ted Increase taxes. Only thing left to do.

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