When Governor Rendell first sought office he promised that if he was elected he would get rid of the motorcycle helmet law. Probably not a great idea. But it was very popular and likely made a large impact on the election and his victory.
He's a bit of a gambler.
Now this week the Governor held the Pennsylvania Congress hostage announcing that "table games" had to be made legal or he would have to lay off as many as 1,000 employees. This morning the new law just awaits his signature.
Added to the law is the right for PA casinos to extend credit to customers. Now gamblers don't have to stop when they run out of money. They can just pull out their credit cards.
A couple years ago casinos in Pennslvania were created when certain locales were allowed to bring-in slot machines. Now we're adding black jack and poker and 40-some other games to that list. And all of this is supposed to balance the state's next budget.
Sounds like quite a gamble.
When slot machines were legalized Rendell had promised that the profits would be used for property tax relief. I don't remember any relief. Actually ours went up.
Every morning recently there have been stories about charges, filed by the Attorney General, against Senators and Representatives, for using state funds and resources to aid their election campaigns. It's like the wild west out there. Who can we trust?
When you're gambling that black jack will balance our budget, I'm afrait the only gamble is with our future.
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