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Originally Posted by Kasept
First, it wasn't a story. It's an editorial. You do understand there's a nuance there? The Daily News had a similarly laughable and wholly inaccurate attack today in their editorial section... Have the Post and Daily News editorial writers, or any other non-racing media source, been such consistent fonts of truth and accuracy on these topics that you eagerly buy their interpretation of the situation? Didn't we walk through this on the similar mirage of NYC OTB's 'bankruptcy' and how it was being 'reported' and editorialized with motive-based agendas?
They write these editorials because it's an easy target to pretend that they are a watchdog for the taxpayer. It doesn't serve their purpose to accurately report the monies NYRA were and will be given are part of the negotiated 'sale' of the 3 properties in the franchise package. It's a convenient and disgusting smear to call the money a 'handout' in an atmosphere that will rile readers.
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I don't get the whole thing..Why in the world wouldn't NYRA want to open its books. What's the big deal? Why would they care? It's a not for profit business model that operates to service an industry and to provide tax dollars to the state. How or why should they care who reviews anything about the organization? Wouldn't opening the books make the whole need for money more legit? I really don't get the whole mess