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Business, Economics, and Taxes: Capitalism. Yay? >=(

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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
The Imperial Palace was a dive barely a half-step above one of the skeezy old downtown casinos.
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I think I am missing something here. Did the NoDak Nazi own a casino? I thought he made his billions in frozen pork belly futures or crude rubber tree snot derivatives and whatnot?
 
Kepler said:
I think I am missing something here. Did the NoDak Nazi own a casino? I thought he made his billions in frozen pork belly futures or crude rubber tree snot derivatives and whatnot?
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He had a hitler birthday party at his casino and hotel lol
 
Kepler said:
I think I am missing something here. Did the NoDak Nazi own a casino? I thought he made his billions in frozen pork belly futures or crude rubber tree snot derivatives and whatnot?
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After finishing at UND, he opened up a construction contractor business. After a few years, he moved that business to Las Vegas, and built himself the Imperial Palace casino, which is not necessarily a stupid idea if you are a contractor, and purchased the speedway. His money came from the casino, but also the sale of the speedway.
 
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SJHovey said:
Oddly enough, this trip we are staying at The Linq, which is effectively Ralph's old place. However, it's been substantially modified and cleaned up. The Imperial Palace was a mess. But it's a great location.
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The Linq sucks. I stayed there cause it was cheap and the rooms were awful and the casino was just dreadful. Better off staying at Harrahs or Planet Hollywood if you want a Caesars resort that will likely comp you. (if you are a rewards member...hell Caesars Palace comped me last week!) Never went to the IP but I have heard enough stories to know your assessment is likely correct. (a friend had a buddy set a Blackjack Table on fire there once...they also went to UND so yeah ;^) ) The street next to the Linq though where all the shops and the fast food joints are leading to the Ferris Wheel is A+ and a great place to walk around and chill just off the Strip.
 
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Handyman said:
The Linq sucks. I stayed there cause it was cheap and the rooms were awful and the casino was just dreadful. Better off staying at Harrahs or Planet Hollywood if you want a Caesars resort that will likely comp you. (if you are a rewards member...hell Caesars Palace comped me last week!) Never went to the IP but I have heard enough stories to know your assessment is likely correct. (a friend had a buddy set a Blackjack Table on fire there once...they also went to UND so yeah ;^) ) The street next to the Linq though where all the shops and the fast food joints are leading to the Ferris Wheel is A+ and a great place to walk around and chill just off the Strip.
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We're staying at the Linq for one reason, and one reason only. Location. One of our guys has got a bad knee right now, and we're not renting a car with the rental car nonsense going on, so central strip for us it was, and it was cheaper than Harrahs, Ballys and the FlamingO.

That said, I never judge Las Vegas casinos by their rooms. If the bathroom is passably clean and you don't need bleach for the sheets, I'm good. I don't spend that much time in the room.

But we do like the Linq Promenade, as you mentioned.
 
Last time I was in Vegas on the strip was 2007 and that was when it was still the Imperial Palace. As others said they did, I too used it basically as a spot to crash after going to the NASCAR races and exploring the strip. No frills, bit being right in the epicenter of the strip was perfect.

The only time I saw the casino floor was walking though to the elevator to the room; went gambling at other places.
 
The Sicatoka said:
Sound basis for tax policy.


Mine is: If you own an asset (legally) and die, you should be able to call out a displacement (per will) of the asset to another with no tax liability on that transaction (because you already paid the tax to possess it).
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I already paid taxes on my income — why does an electrician I hire have to pay taxes on it too once I give it to him!?!?
 
SJHovey said:
We're staying at the Linq for one reason, and one reason only. Location. One of our guys has got a bad knee right now, and we're not renting a car with the rental car nonsense going on, so central strip for us it was, and it was cheaper than Harrahs, Ballys and the FlamingO.

That said, I never judge Las Vegas casinos by their rooms. If the bathroom is passably clean and you don't need bleach for the sheets, I'm good. I don't spend that much time in the room.

But we do like the Linq Promenade, as you mentioned.
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It is a very good location no doubt. That was why I chose to stay there a couple years ago. I go often enough that most of those places are similar priced because of my rewards. Like I said I get comped a lot cause I go during the week :^)

Fair point about the room...for me it is about if the bed is comfy and the shower has pressure. Oh and I like having a fridge. PH and Harrahs have that. Caesars was a tad disappointing.

Then again I could spend all day at the PH Sports Book eating cheap waffle fries and betting on games I have zero interest in.
 
Handyman said:
It is a very good location no doubt. That was why I chose to stay there a couple years ago. I go often enough that most of those places are similar priced because of my rewards. Like I said I get comped a lot cause I go during the week :^)

Fair point about the room...for me it is about if the bed is comfy and the shower has pressure. Oh and I like having a fridge. PH and Harrahs have that. Caesars was a tad disappointing.

Then again I could spend all day at the PH Sports Book eating cheap waffle fries and betting on games I have zero interest in.
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That's one of the bad things about the Linq. For those couple of years when it was the Quad, and maybe the first year or two it was the Linq, they had a great little sports book. Comfy chairs and people running the desk who would give you a fist full of free drink tickets for nothing more than a $5 tip on a single bet. Then they remodeled and cleaned the place up and removed the one redeeming feature of the actual casino.
 
My company offered my a very nice promotion if I was willing to relocate to Houston. Great opportunity and a solid package. Yes I know it's Texas but considering...

My eldest son is enrolling at Minnesota in the fall. His brother will be a senior in HS. Our plan was for him to complete HS here then likely go to school somewhere in MN for fall 2022. At that point we would look for something back home although I would need to look for another company because as of now our MN office is not expanding.

We're expanding in TX after securing new contracts with HP and Verizon and I've been asked to spearhead the whole op. I would not be under contract to stay so I could leave at any time, albeit wouldn't be a great career move to leave inside of 2-3 years. But that is something I think I could handle with the endgame goal of figuring something else out (MN, CO, SC, Thailand even) thereafter. Wife and youngest could relocate to MN, she and I just have to be apart for 1 year, once the youngest is settling into his Fr year of college she could follow me to TX.

Now today they've asked if I would instead consider something else of similar stature (this being with AT&T) but this would be Miramar, FL. I gotta tell you unless they blow me away with an offer a burn NW of Miami doesn't sound appealing to me in the least. At the end of the day I have enough family considerations to use as coverage that if I say no to both it's not career threatening, but these would be huge opportunities lost.

Ugh.
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Houston blows
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I've heard Houston is turning into a civilized city with actual culture because tier 1 grads and California nerds are moving in. Like, some people there even read books. Enough so the Nazi state leg is trying to strangle it.

Dallas is still a conservative sh-thole.
 
Kepler said:
I've heard Houston is turning into a civilized city with actual culture because tier 1 grads and California nerds are moving in. Like, some people there even read books. Enough so the Nazi state leg is trying to strangle it.

Dallas is still a conservative sh-thole.
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You spelled Fort Worth wrong. Dallas isn't Austin, but I wouldn't call it conservative.
 
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