Where's the Care?

I was sad, disappointed, and had almost given up on people when Victoryland was closed. I do not gamble, I understand that it hurts families because of addiction. But I did support how many people it employed and how many funds it gave to school in Macon County. Macon County is a rural area and everyone has to do whatever they have to do to survive and make it. The richest part of this county is its natural resources and its history. The history of Macon County is really all that we have. There are millions of people who have heard or admire the Tuskegee Airmen, the Syphilis Study, Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver..etc. The list can go on. I felt bad about the closing of Victoryland because so people depended on that job. Some people do not have enough skills or education to just pick up another job. I think about those children at home who's parents do not have a job anymore. What are they to do now? I am sure there were college students who worked at Victoryland and depended on their jobs for school and daily living. Some students are already far from home. Closing Victoryland in an area that is poor, only makes the situation worse then what it was before now. There should have been a solution or opportunity to fix the situation besides dictating it. I am beginning to lose respect and faith in those who chose to do harm then do good but I am not giving up on those who are trying to make it and unfortunately got caught up in the cross fire.