Matt Barrow wrote:
"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
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Jay Honeck wrote:
(They've built two in the last two
years...)

I fully understand you being ****ed about this but you really need
to get in line and let them build you an new hotel. If you can't
beat 'em join 'em.

I have to shave this face every morning, and I wouldn't be able to
look my kids in the eye if I accepted welfare.

I know what you mean but I really don't see this as welfare. The
people of the city as represented by the council or whoever is
making the decision to build these hotels and lease them to private
organizations. They are doing it because they are going to get
something in return. Increased tourism, larger tax base, whatever.

Let's say the Corp of Engineers were to build a dam somewhere and
create a new lake and went looking for hotels to be built around the
new lake. Would that be welfare?

How is that any different from any other form of corporate welfare?

Have Americans become such whores?


You can define corporate welfare in a lot of different ways. If a government
entity decides that having more people stay in hotels in their location will
be of benefit then there are only so many things they can do to get more
people to open and run hotels.

Now you can argue that it isn't the governments job to promote tourism, help
create jobs, ect... but in the real world they do and if one city or state
is doing it the others have to do it to compete.