A long-time operator in a family-run amusement business highlights how damaging New York State's policies have been on small enterprises. Once a thriving industry in the region, it has shrunk from about 300 companies in 1975 to merely fifty today. The writer underscores how regulations have made operations unprofitable, leading to a decline in domestic equipment production and a burgeoning illegal market. The juxtaposition of harsh regulations on traditional businesses versus support for cannabis operations exemplifies the discrepancy in government prioritization.
Our jukebox music and amusement machines used to be found in diners, coffee shops, and pizzerias. Due to government policies, the economics of operating in these locations no longer make sense.
New York's government officials are strangling us with unreasonable and burdensome laws and regulations, while unfairly subsidizing and encouraging our competitors.
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