for serious?

i have no intentions, aspirations, or delusions of becoming a politblogger. i get too mad and know too little to be good at it.

and, seeing as i left the land of schwarzenegger for a state that will either have the wonkily named rod blagojevich or the slightly peppier judy baar topinka as the governor come fall, i really can't do it without giggling. yes i will vote, but i might snicker as i do it. seeing as my last name brought bad puns most of my life (and my chosen profession means i get called by my last name all day long) i feel ok about it.

BUT.

this morning baar topinka (which i have to hit backspace on 20 times because i just can't get it right) announced her new economic plan. it's to build a casino in chicago. i suck at card games and find slot machines slightly seizure-inducing, so even if built i won't frequent it.

my problem with the whole thing is the economic commentator who came on after the soundbite. he said something to the effect that it's either A)raise taxes or B)build a casino. he said fixing illinois's (is that right?) economic woes was an either/or. no other possible solutions.

did i miss something? is the only path to economic health higher taxes OR gambling?