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Tell It to the Watermen
Why are horses more deserving of state handouts than crabs and oysters?
Washington Post wrote:
Over the years the state has thrown money at studying the bay's problems and for a time at replenishing the once-abundant oyster population. But neither the dollar amounts nor the political energies that have gone into helping the watermen begin to compare with those that may be lavished on the horse-racing industry, whose deep-pocketed major-domos have filled the campaign treasuries of Maryland lawmakers for years.
Why are horses more deserving of state handouts than crabs and oysters?
Washington Post wrote:
Over the years the state has thrown money at studying the bay's problems and for a time at replenishing the once-abundant oyster population. But neither the dollar amounts nor the political energies that have gone into helping the watermen begin to compare with those that may be lavished on the horse-racing industry, whose deep-pocketed major-domos have filled the campaign treasuries of Maryland lawmakers for years.
