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" If you ask me we're talking about casino gambling Tim -- leave the treasury propose things great politics behind this as well yeah the debate you -- he wants about the casinos versus -- he wants to be up in the gubernatorial lobbyists of so yes I think I. And in this a good way to got a front page story today and I think this a proposal can pass it could this is it because it satisfies. These special interest needs for example you've cut some failing -- would like to a casino save them correct. I proposed yesterday that. --"

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" I like this batter -- but the real worries I propose -- for hospitals is because. The -- argument of putting slot machines in the racetrack is to say. Racetracks are going out of business because they're such a bad business model so let's prop them -- artificially with something we know was the hottest thing that casinos have slot machines that it's the it's the most addictive. Most destructive form of gambling if you're worried about the destructiveness -- your gambling but. It provides a quick Jews have the easy money. And that the best way to use the legalization of slots would be to leverage casinos out of the casino operators. And make -- destinations that are attractive parts of the community but if you're just gonna take slot machines -- court on prop up. Some business yeah why not prop up health care instead of."

" Racetrack the ago there's there's a thought -- you know you raise a good question because the the the place down at twin river which is in Rhode Island. Our combined racetrack and casino with what others say about 4000 something -- 4000 slot machines on the -- on the brink of bankruptcy yesterday that is actually about take haven't heard anything out of taking it -- no additional good idea yeah because. Well because legislators are gambling with our futures all the time and they lose most of the time so be a very profitable thing for them to do you think -- yeah. When you know -- and his a couple of other brow wrinkles him before we get to the calls at 6172666868. Treasury Kate Hillis also project and -- of these numbers this is a big number. Two to 3-D. -- They get fifteen to twenty year operating licenses so that means you've got an exclusive -- only 21 of two or three people in the state and pretty much a geographic exclusive he's talking about the south the west and the bought the Boston got Greater Boston area. At two to three billion in upfront licensing and then about 24250. Million dollars. Idea that's salvo number one and two not number one necessarily but another salvo in the possible gubernatorial campaign the other one is -- Vermont evolves most recent proposals the nineteenth cent gas tax ya hostile a lot of people saying what's wrong with this guy that's only talks about is taxes. Tim K heels cut commentary for the last two years has been all about spending slowdown on spending watched a spending. Now he's in an easy position to do that he doesn't actually have to make a formal decision about any budget but he's also Johnny I guess you would or visor or we all got an -- and a highly public advisory -- out on -- spending now worried about what's going odd. And all of a sudden as the."

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" I guess it's a personal question. You do pull one out of five people on the street because the way things are goin' out three out of five people read about on the street that they can't afford to say that they're opening --"

" Okay so pay extra treasurer Kay hill has suggested three slot policy may be as many as 9000 slots. Might raise 250 million dollars do you think it's a good idea ought not to."

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" Morning on morning talk a good morning. It's an -- against -- slot in the casino gambling season. Don't -- that basically. Ultra this commonwealth with any additional revenue was I don't trust them the spender properly and -- they've they've proved -- time and time again that they can't handle it what's gonna happen is they're going to build a casino. They're gonna get a title eleven -- and it's not clean needle programs and programs for promiscuous women elect up lots of out of wedlock the other guys aren't. What was and what happens -- two weeks later. The casino burnt down and they don't get anymore you know revenue from because it's not clear why are they going to do it would at least you know social programs. No it won't fill out the taxpayers particularly the money to pay for these programs when they don't BellSouth layer soft option."

" Wait a second Kevin don't you realize were only spending half of the state budget right now on health and human services but yeah how can you be so scroll. You want to -- the nursing home people out on the streets."

" I didn't sit at -- for help people like typically in the middle of the welfare --"

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" I want to art. See. Harmon raised him one better on the air rainy day on. I don't have money to blow on everything I want a span drew. So I'm just gonna get a couple of try to cards in. And and kept them under the name of may be Deval Patrick -- Tom Finneran and numbness and has spent a way. And then I'll also on the -- is that. Now war what is your point me on my point is I don't have the money to buy the things I want."

" Yup. And neither does the state. Correct so distinguish Jordan so -- good you know yes. So the stage -- don't want your senior -- and don't sound so good. I think that it happened I did say that what you're doing good so far so good estate doesn't have among them all. So it shouldn't allow."

" And what will we tell me what the blowing yet on. For current fourteen billion dollars on current health care for people that don't pay their own way on health care."

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" I'll I'll -- would -- so I've got an open challenge to Todd now I'll expand at a -- taught some help he obviously needs it. You can join his team. Show me how to cut Jovi would not how to cut but what you would cut. I'll just I'll just keep it simple had a billion dollars comedian though with a specific so the rest of the audience can say. Mile to a mile Todd does the kind of guys we need those are real leaders Finneran he's just a Heidi a phony. That's what that's the kind of debate went on but like to have what you just A cut cut had. Give the rest."

" Cut -- I was saying don't spend don't spend don't spend. What I'm saying all right I don't have the money that does on."

" Good idea bad idea we had everybody knows it's a bad idea -- What an essay in it's a bad idea because the state doesn't know how to spend it so we gonna lay off 400 teachers and -- as you're gonna lay off police and firefighters and towns all across the state. Isn't that a good results time it's from holes left and they themselves isn't that a good result of course it's not is it Iguodala."

" So -- turn your question -- do you is it a good result. In bad times to make a quick deal. To allow slot machines and went slot machines are the -- tees they're that thing that you used to get casino companies during good times come -- and make an investment last year they were proposing coming in here and spending a ton of money to put up buildings built complexes to invest in the state of Massachusetts to build full scale resorts true and they and they can do that because they know they're going to make a lot of money out slot machines struck now. Out of desperation the proposal is just let's get the slot machines in here so we can make some quick money Kyra is that a good way to do business or -- we be wiser to say you know what let's cut that condor couple hundred million dollars out of the budget. And wait. -- times are good are you produce it and then that's an all we can score big time this is the equivalent of selling off the Mass Turnpike to private vendor or something. Because you need money now -- knowing that you've done something long term that's harmful to the state Massachusetts itself. Don't do. Well when there's the casino industry going to come back yesterday sat behind the microphones that you thought that Barack a bomber and what you was you're seeing yourself as going to probably be up for a five year. That's serious recession. -- Yeah you know sure all right that that may you know what happened that -- you do that sense it does make a ton of sense because those budgets are inflated beyond reason it is not reasonable for us to spend half of the budget of the state of Massachusetts to take care people's --"

" You know and we are speaker veteran with the state felt things were reasonable."