I can't imagine a city more broke than Las Vegas is right now! There are so many construction projects on the strip that are half finished because they ran out of money, which has resulted in thousands of people out of work on top of the normal industries/companies experiencing layoffs. And now higher education is taking a hit. Las Vegas' education system is already substandard without the budget cuts. Does anyone else feel like their city is sinking fast???
Is Los Angeles more broke that Las Vegas?
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Posts: 1462 (06/15/2009 3:43 PM) |
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Posts: 14801 (06/15/2009 3:45 PM) |
I'm actually really fascinated at to how the hell an entire state is broke (California I'm looking at you)
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Posts: 7391 (06/15/2009 3:48 PM) |
They've spent like drunken sailors for two decades, that's how. The electorate always votes down tax increases (they're actually fairly
conservative in California on taxes) but they elect legislators that spend, spend, spend.
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Posts: 2026 (06/15/2009 3:48 PM) JJB Therapist '07 |
Ask Arnold!
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Caterina2 |
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Posts: 1463 (06/15/2009 3:50 PM) |
Purplelilac82 wrote: Severe mismanagement. I'm sure Nevada as a whole isn't doing great but I can only speak about Las Vegas. It fascinates me that a city like Las Vegas who has the advantage over other cities because it's a year round international tourist destination with massives revenues can be this broke! I can remember being down at the strip before this recession and the strip being packed with people daily. Where the hell did all that money go??? |
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Posts: 108558 (06/15/2009 4:00 PM) JC Fanatic '03
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But it's not the same, at least what you're describing. The unfinished building projects are private industry, and Los Angeles is poor as a government.
Is LV's government broke, too?
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Posts: 60137 (06/15/2009 4:03 PM) |
Caterina2 wrote:When I went to Vegas in October it was empty. |
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Posts: 1464 (06/15/2009 4:10 PM) |
Yes the government is broke, too.
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Posts: 108560 (06/15/2009 4:11 PM) JC Fanatic '03
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Okay
 But hey, I did my part and went to Vegas over Thanksgiving last year!
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