Gus Polinski
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@WisconsinHFC
Polka King of the Midwest. Founder of the Kenosha Kickers. Very big in Sheboygan.
Second/holiday homes are causing a housing crisis from Arran to Orkney to central Edinburgh, making life impossible for young people in particular. To discourage Offord-style hoarding, we'll set progressively higher taxes for every extra home bought by wealthy individuals.
Never. I’m sick of ambitious young Scots having to leave Scotland to make a success of themselves. I don’t want them to have to go to London to make their money, like I did, or be drawn to Dubai. I’ll not be going anywhere until Scotland works for those who work.
🚨 BREAKING: The UK Terror Threat Level has been raised from Substantial to Severe
“We’re not developing players like the rest of the world do. The bigger problem: youth soccer in this country is a disaster." Landon Donovan shares his thoughts on the current state of soccer in the United States 🇺🇸⚽️ (via @RichEisenShow)
It’s about time Wisconsin legalizes marijuana. Illinois got $36 million dollars in tax revenue from Wisconsinites in one year – we are giving our neighbors millions every year by not legalizing. Happy 4/20, please enjoy responsibly!
We inherited an agreement where FIFA is providing $0 for transportation to the World Cup. And while NJ TRANSIT is stuck with a $48 million bill to safely get fans to and from games, FIFA is making $11 billion. I’m not going to stick New Jersey commuters with that tab for years to come. FIFA should pay for the rides. But if they don’t – I’m not going to let New Jersey get taken for one.
The United States is so toxic on the world stage right now that it can’t fill hotels or sell World Cup tickets. Let that land. FIFA projected $30.5 billion in economic impact from millions of international visitors. That demand never showed up. Hotels in Atlanta, Dallas, Miami, Philadelphia and San Francisco have slashed match-day rates by a third from their peak. FIFA has cancelled tens of thousands of reserved rooms across all 16 host cities. Some hotels report cancellation rates above 95%. The reasons aren’t hard to find. Anti-American sentiment. Fear of border crossings. The Iran war driving up oil prices and airfares. And tickets priced into the stratosphere, with finals seats hitting $10,990 a pop. Industry executives are now openly blaming the Trump administration for the shortfall. Tourism economists say the Iran war made an already bad sentiment problem worse. Empty stadiums are now a real possibility. It happened at the Club World Cup last summer. It could happen again, on American soil, at the biggest sporting event on the planet. The White House says this will be “the greatest World Cup ever.” The market disagrees. Gandalv / @Microinteracti1
