Ballot question number 1 - I will be voting NO - As a homeowner, and a tax payer, ya I would love to stop having to pay income tax. Except it would only mean I would have to pay even more in property taxes for my home and vehicle. Now as someone who lives near the Wonderland race track I am sure my homes value will drop if question 3 passes. It will also mean that the need for city and state services will increase. So I'm in trouble either way.
Ballot question number 2 - NO I have witnessed what drugs do to people, and the people who live around them. That unemployed pot smoker might not hurt any of you, but they do hurt the people they steal from to get their drugs. Many dealers use children and family members to 'hold' drugs for them. All this means is more innocent people will be holding smaller amounts of drugs. It does nothing to help the people who are dealing with the problems of drug use. I also see this law as being yet another way society coddles middle and upper class people. Do any of you think pot falls from the sky? The 'innocent' person with the couple of joints in their purse, or pocket got that pot from someone, someone who had more than an ounce. A dealer who more than likely deals in more than just pot. And does not live any where near the person with one joint.
Think about it, who will this law help more, the 18 year old in Arlington who will loose their student loan, and early acceptance to Harvard, or the poor 18 year old in Roxbury with a limited education and no future to speak of?
Ballot Question number 3 - NO I have mentioned before, so many times before, that I live in Revere. Right near the dog track. Revere Animal Hospital is attached to the track. These dogs get better care than many poor children. The dogs are feed some of the best dog food available. They are working dogs, athletes, and could not run on cheap dog food. Massachusetts has the strongest laws governing dog racing as it is, we should be working to put those laws in effect throughout the country. Yes it is sad that the dogs spend their day sleeping in cages, unlike my dog who spends his day sleeping on the couch.
Finally, what is going to be done with the property, if the dog track is forced to close. They are not the first industry the state has helped and they will not be the last. There are already many empty condos on the beach and an empty strip mall right next door to the dog track. I don't see a casino in our future, or a new train station. I just see an empty property, a fire waiting to happen.
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