Comments by ripvanwinkle

Comments by user: ripvanwinkle

Posted on: Face to Face: Chilling Effect?

MR. LANNI, YOU WON'T APPROVE A TAX INCREASE FOR ANY REASON. YOU HAVE NO PROBLEM PAYING HIGHER GAMING TAXES EVERYWHERE ELSE BUT IN NEVADA. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR NEVADA, YOUR CORPORATION WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GROW WORLD WIDE. GIVE BACK A LIITLE TO THE STATE THAT MADE YOU WHAT YOU ARE TODAY.

(Suggest removal) 5/3/08 at 9:15 p.m.

Posted on: Lanni tells employees not to sign "misleading tax grab" petition

I agree with Mr. Lanni that this may not be the way to go in solving this particular problem. However, regardless of the problem, or how it can be fixed, Mr. Lanni and his kind will never want to pay for it with taxes or any other means. They don't live here, their kids don't go to school here, and they don't care about the problems of those of us who do live here. They have enjoyed the lowest gaming tax structure in the world. They never batted an eyelash when asked to pay over 40% in taxes in Macau, or double digit taxes in Michigan, New Jersey and so on. It's disgusting how they refuse to pay homage to the city that made them all wealthy.

And please Mr. Lanni, I work at the TI and our health coverage gets worse every year regardless of your bottom line. So please, cut the baloney! You may think us ignorant, we are not. Our children may wind up that way because one way or the other, you will not help us to educate them. You won't do it through a tax increase, or any other way. Be honest, all you and your cronies want are your bonuses and the other business interests you own, using your precious list of "vendors", to make money off the stock holders. Save your sales pitch for Macau. Looks like you may need it!

(Suggest removal) 4/27/08 at 3:09 a.m.