Too kind
The Dig’s Paul McMorrow calls this collection of scattershot postings “valuable.”
But on to the real meat of the post: McMorrow calls out Rep. Allen McCarthy, in classic Dig manner, for telling his Abington selectmen that Beacon Hill will probably approve casinos, with increased revenues to follow for school funds.
And he reminds us of the Dig article from February that actually analyzed the numbers that keep getting tossed around in the expanded gambling debate: “There are tons of variables in play, but we found that, in the most likely scenario, once you account for lost tax revenue and the inevitably shattered businesses and lives, the Mashpee Wampanoag’s Middleborough casino would net the state $79 million annually.”
If the task force report Gov. Patrick is holding so closely is at all comprehensive, it will likely have the same scenario, among several.
And maybe also have the compelling Dig article attached. (Though probably with any those ads for phone numbers where “nice girls get naughty” hastily scratched out by aides.)