The TouchPlay issue isn’t about gambling — Iowa already has gambling everywhere. I stand in line an extra five minutes a day at the convenience stores while people young and old cash lotto tickets.attribution
The TouchPlay issue is about who gets the money. Casinos are sending a big chunk of their profits back to Nevada; the state of Iowa wants the lotto profits. TouchPlay profits are staying in Iowa, and the newspapers didn’t let the people know what the fight was about.
How about a compromise? Why not let the TouchPlay machines in place remain, but see that the Iowa portion of the profits goes 100 percent for increasing teachers’ salaries?
I am embarrassed to live in a state that is 41st in pay to teachers.
— Michael Montross, Winterset.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Letter Of The Day
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