$4 million from slots won't be much help.

Politicians take everything they can from us. The federal government, state, and cities raise taxes every year. They want to suck us dry. We have scratch tickets, keno, bingo, poker, Mass Cash, Mega Millions, Megabucks, Powerball, Lucky for Life, midday daily numbers and evening numbers.

Now they want slots in Leominster. The Cordish Company advertises that they are more profitable than Vegas or Atlantic City, proof that their payoffs are less.

They promise the city of Leominster $4 million a year. How much...