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Gov. Christie makes plea to Bruce Springsteen to play Labor Day at Revel Casino

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/201...ith_bruce.html

Another example of Government interfering with private business!

:rolleyes:

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ATLANTIC CITY — Since his early days of rock music, Bruce Springsteen has been a champion of the working man.

Now Gov. Chris Christie, who has tickets to see his 127th show when the Boss brings his Wrecking Ball tour to Philadelphia this Thursday, invited Springsteen to perform at Revel, Atlantic City’s newest casino, over Labor Day weekend to pay tribute to the working class.

"I think Labor Day weekend at Revel with Bruce Springsteen would be an incredible show of support by Bruce for his home state,’’ Christie said this morning at a press conference at the casino. "And to come down here on Labor Day weekend and to perform at Revel would be a real sign of support for those working men and women who’ve been put back to work.’’

The $2.4 billion project is scheduled to open unofficially next week, with its full rollout of posh and luxury Memorial Day weekend.

Christie took a brief tour of the resort this morning because he’ll be in Israel next week.

He said he hopes the upscale resort will spur other casinos in Atlantic City to modernize to attract more tourists to the region, which has been losing revenue to casinos in neighboring states.

Revel, Christie said, has what no other casino in the country has: a front row seat to the Atlantic Ocean and its "spectacular views.’’

Stalled two years ago because of a lack of financing, the 6.5 million-square-foot project resumed after a $250 million infusion from the state.

"I think Bruce, if he’s true to his lyrics, would love the fact that the state used taxpayer funds to invest in this place to create jobs for working men and women,’’ Christie said.

A Springsteen spokeswoman did not immediately comment.

Give it a rest.

P.S. Springsteen sucks.

Hasn't New Jersey suffered enough? :(

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Originally Posted by JetPotato (Post 4427824)

Give it a rest.

P.S. Springsteen sucks.

Christie is comical, but he is a true Repub, he's given over 1 billion in subsidies to NJ businesses since he entered office. Wonder how many of them were big campaign donors?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/ny...pagewanted=all

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Originally Posted by cr726 (Post 4428178)

I wonder how many of them went out of business like all of Obama's solar pals. Both sides should be ashamed for handing out tax payer money to businesses.

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Originally Posted by Trades (Post 4428194)

I wonder how many of them went out of business like all of Obama's solar pals. Both sides should be ashamed for handing out tax payer money to businesses.

Helping to create business in the long run is a tough thing and it just goes to show you the GOP and the DEMS are one and the same.

Sorry Christie's total thus far is 1.7 billion.

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Originally Posted by cr726 (Post 4428210)

Helping to create business in the long run is a tough thing and it just goes to show you the GOP and the DEMS are one and the same.

Sorry Christie's total thus far is 1.7 billion.

1.7 billion is less than 6.5 billion last I checked...

That's how much money the Obama administration has given to start up, green energy companies...

Many of those companies are failing or have failed...

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Originally Posted by AlwaysGreenAlwaysWhite (Post 4428304)

Yup, NJ is pretty close in size to the entire country too. :rolleyes: wonder why NJ's unemployment rate is higher than the national average too?

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Originally Posted by cr726 (Post 4428306)

Yup, NJ is pretty close in size to the entire country too. :rolleyes: wonder why NJ's unemployment rate is higher than the national average too?

Christie didn't just give to one industry.

Extrapolate Obama's numbers when you figure out how many different types of companies Christie gave to.

Use your noodle from time to time.

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Originally Posted by AlwaysGreenAlwaysWhite (Post 4428323)

Christie didn't just give to one industry.

Extrapolate Obama's numbers when you figure out how many different types of companies Christie gave to.

Use your noodle from time to time.

Christie subsidized successful businesses. Not very free market of him.

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Originally Posted by cr726 (Post 4428178)

So you equate tax breaks to businesses spending their own money to cash out of pocket from the government to a business?

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Originally Posted by Piper (Post 4428436)

So you equate tax breaks to businesses spending their own money to cash out of pocket from the government to a business?

Tax incentives and govt loans are not the same.

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Originally Posted by cr726 (Post 4428439)

Tax incentives and govt loans are not the same.

Exactly my point.

And yet you seem to be equating Christie to Obama.

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Originally Posted by Piper (Post 4428786)

Exactly my point.

And yet you seem to be equating Christie to Obama.

Is there ever any point in discussing issues in which people can't separate federal and state policy?

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Originally Posted by Buster (Post 4427653)

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/201...ith_bruce.html

Another example of Government interfering with private business!

:rolleyes:

He's asking a guy to think about appearing. Big deal.
Obama wanting to chsnge the NCAA. That's not interference?
Obama preferring GM over other companies?

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Originally Posted by JetPotato (Post 4428791)

Is there ever any point in discussing issues in which people can't separate federal and state policy?

Let me know which states have their own currency.

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Originally Posted by Piper (Post 4428786)

Exactly my point.

And yet you seem to be equating Christie to Obama.

Still catering to Special interest no matter which way you want to look at it.

Hasn't Bruce Springsteen endorsed Democrats in the past?

Bring more exposure and revenue to the state, what a dope.