Advertise OK Casinos As A Tourist Strategy?
- By Conservative Reference
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- 20 Feb, 2020
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The other morning, a Tulsa talk radio host suggested that Oklahoma tout Indian casinos across the country as a tourist attraction. What a rotten idea. According to many studies, casinos attract more crime. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, "The negative changes include about a 10 percent increase in auto thefts, larceny, violent crime, and bankruptcy in counties four years after a casino has opened, and an increase in bankruptcies within 50 miles of a new casino." We have enough people going to casinos as it is.
We don't need to promote these organizations that divert money from being invested, used for groceries, paying utility bills, mortgages, car payments, student loans or treating loved ones to a good dinner, movie or trip to a fair. I know that Dave Ramsey calls gambling a "stupid tax". Many Christian leaders encouraged their congregations to vote against the state lottery years ago; and rightfully so. No state has received near the money that was promised to go to education. Thousands of people across the country have become addicted to gambling and faced bankruptcy after it has become available.
I'm not typing here to get gambling outlawed. I just don't want to encourage millions of more people across the country to come to Oklahoma to gamble. Las Vegas is known as "Sin City". We don't want the Sooner State to become knows as the "Sinner State". Our values here are better than that.
As oil and natural gas have become more plentiful in America, their prices have come down. That has led to many wells in Oklahoma going dormant, which has led to lower income to the state from those industries. Oklahoma needs to diversify our economy more to ensure we can keep our government running without raising taxes on citizens. I think that Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell can advertise Oklahoma's varying environments, sporting opportunities, sunny climate and eager workforce to other states' citizens as a tourist and relocation attraction. (Have you been to southeast Oklahoma where the landscape looks like Colorado foothills full of pine trees?)
What other ways can our government come up with to bring more dollars to their coffers? Feel free to share them with me at craig@conservativereference.info
We don't need to promote these organizations that divert money from being invested, used for groceries, paying utility bills, mortgages, car payments, student loans or treating loved ones to a good dinner, movie or trip to a fair. I know that Dave Ramsey calls gambling a "stupid tax". Many Christian leaders encouraged their congregations to vote against the state lottery years ago; and rightfully so. No state has received near the money that was promised to go to education. Thousands of people across the country have become addicted to gambling and faced bankruptcy after it has become available.
I'm not typing here to get gambling outlawed. I just don't want to encourage millions of more people across the country to come to Oklahoma to gamble. Las Vegas is known as "Sin City". We don't want the Sooner State to become knows as the "Sinner State". Our values here are better than that.
As oil and natural gas have become more plentiful in America, their prices have come down. That has led to many wells in Oklahoma going dormant, which has led to lower income to the state from those industries. Oklahoma needs to diversify our economy more to ensure we can keep our government running without raising taxes on citizens. I think that Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell can advertise Oklahoma's varying environments, sporting opportunities, sunny climate and eager workforce to other states' citizens as a tourist and relocation attraction. (Have you been to southeast Oklahoma where the landscape looks like Colorado foothills full of pine trees?)
What other ways can our government come up with to bring more dollars to their coffers? Feel free to share them with me at craig@conservativereference.info
In spite of all that is going on in the world, let us not forget the major events that led us here. D-Day was fought by thousands of brave men. They were prayed over by millions at home. This is a little bit of what it was like:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zCVvSDfoxJM
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zCVvSDfoxJM
This is a great day to thank a Veteran or Active Duty Member for their service. If not for them, we would not have the freedoms that we enjoy. (Methinks even more freedoms are coming that we didn't know we lacked.)
Thank you if you are serving in the military now or served in the past. Matthew 5:9 states "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God."
Here are more ways to celebrate this 3rd Saturday of May:
https://theflagshirt.com/blogs/news/how-to-celebrate-armed-forces-day
Thank you if you are serving in the military now or served in the past. Matthew 5:9 states "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God."
Here are more ways to celebrate this 3rd Saturday of May:
https://theflagshirt.com/blogs/news/how-to-celebrate-armed-forces-day
At the 6:54 mark of this video Tulsi Gabbard explains the reason that Russia invaded Ukraine. It was NOT a land grab. I hope this is not news to you. It would be to thousands of people though, unfortunately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLsW-OEQbIg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLsW-OEQbIg
Watch out for RINO’s! Want a good sign of who the RINO's are when they haven't served in office yet? They put their signs on yard corners, open lots & sidewalks instead of talking to every house & explaining their platforms.
There is now a RINO Removal Project in America. They are coordinating organizations to primary these losers so they can
no longer run as Conservatives when they are lying, pathetic liberals. You can help get an Oklahoma chapter started. You can also see how politicians rate on the RINO scale across this great land.
https://rinoremovalproject.org
Know any RINO's that you can prove only act Conservative? Send me an e-mail at craig@conservativereference.info & I'll relay your information anonymously if you like. Let's get these self-serving people out of power!
Know any RINO's that you can prove only act Conservative? Send me an e-mail at craig@conservativereference.info & I'll relay your information anonymously if you like. Let's get these self-serving people out of power!
Jesus did not just die for our sins, He also suffered to restore our health. Eternal life with Him and full health are very much worth thanking Him for. Happy Resurrection Sunday! 
April 19th marks the 250th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Massachussetts. They were the official beginning of the American Revolutionary War. The British fared worse than the Colonials by the end of the day; and by the end of the war.
This starting point shows that people should not mess with the principles that this nation is built upon: Freedom and Liberty. Those who believe in the Constitution have proven time and again that they will stand up to all enemies, foreign and domestic, to make this a peaceful, tranquil, prosperous land.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbrbORjrYUE
This starting point shows that people should not mess with the principles that this nation is built upon: Freedom and Liberty. Those who believe in the Constitution have proven time and again that they will stand up to all enemies, foreign and domestic, to make this a peaceful, tranquil, prosperous land.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbrbORjrYUE
Here's a way to wrest control of your life back from Big Pharma: wean yourself off of/avoid statins. Statins, whether prescribed or in red yeast rice form, are terrible for your body! Don't believe me? Read Dr. Stephen Sinatra's & Dr. Johnny Bowden's "The Great Cholesterol Myth" book. They are available on eBay & Amazon. Just one of the stories in it describes an astronaut who started a statin drug & wound up catatonic the same day.
Here's a video showing the scam that has been created about all LDL cholesterol being bad & all HDL cholesterol being good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQLkDijNE2A
If you want guidance on how to fix your cholesterol & get off of statins, contact www.barrettwellness.com Although it's located in Tulsa, you can communicate with them via computer.
Here's a video showing the scam that has been created about all LDL cholesterol being bad & all HDL cholesterol being good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQLkDijNE2A
If you want guidance on how to fix your cholesterol & get off of statins, contact www.barrettwellness.com Although it's located in Tulsa, you can communicate with them via computer.
To find out more about what's REALLY happening in the world, tune in to Pastor Dave Scarlett's channel on Rumble. He gives a nearly daily "W@r Report" & has more White Hat & Deep St@te updates on videos that have the United States on their thumbnails.
Pastor Dave also talks to modern day prophet Julie Green almost every Wednesday. She has her own Rumble channel ( https://rumble.com/c/JulieGreenMinistries ) as well. Her crew posts some videos showing her prophecies coming true.
Pastor Dave's channel is: https://rumble.com/c/c-6629378
Pastor Dave also talks to modern day prophet Julie Green almost every Wednesday. She has her own Rumble channel ( https://rumble.com/c/JulieGreenMinistries ) as well. Her crew posts some videos showing her prophecies coming true.
Pastor Dave's channel is: https://rumble.com/c/c-6629378
Looking for a place that entails all of each day's gains made by the Trump Administration & his allies? Check out the daily posts made by this young lady. Sometimes, she lists over 60 of them.
https://www.facebook.com/taralynnthompson
https://www.facebook.com/taralynnthompson
I missed posting this on March 16th. However, EVERY day should be a day that we should tell others & carry out the Great Commission. We shouldn't just do so on 3 days a year.
John 3:16 ~ "For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life."
John 3:16 ~ "For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life."