> This is going to bring a LOT of money to my county which sorely needs it and a LOT of people to my dying rural town.

This is the crux of the whole thing is it not? People want money into their communities and even more into their pockets:

https://nationalsecurity.virginia.edu/research/what-american...

But not everything turns out fine:

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/richland-p...

Overall it is fine to say that this money will help the community but pretending that everything is going to be fine and others do not understand or that they are "tiktok informed voting block" is kind of low hit.