Posted on 01/14/2015 4:48:15 PM PST by barmag25
The head of a Native American business group, the Native American Financial Services Association, recently told The Blaze that an Obama administration program is harming online businesses that are a key source of funds for tribal governments.
The administration program, Operation Choke Point, focuses on certain industries including guns, payday or short-term lenders, porn shops, casinos, coin dealers, check cashers, and debt collectors.
The program is run by the Department of Justice and the FDIC. It investigates how banks handle accounts with industries considered ‘high risk.’
Read more at http://www.westernjournalism.com/native-americans-claim-obama-administrations-operation-choke-point-hurting-their-businesses/#o5BSrmSj0rkgHuGg.99
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High risk?
High risk of what?
This is political persecution.
If it selectively disadvantages the Indian population it is “raisis” by definition.
Well at least this time their not being screwed by the “White Man”!
But they are getting screwed by the Dems to whom they are mega-contributors ...
Does anyone have hard evidence that any of these “Tribal businesses” have made much of an impact on the lives of the average tribal member living on a reservation?
The natives were given a very short stick a long time ago but it seems their leaders continue to play that game. Very sad if you ask me.
0bamabadger don’t care.
This from the same crowd that was caught targeting TEA Party and conservative groups.
[ High risk?
High risk of what?
This is political persecution.]
Are not the people who are giving out the loans supposed to the be the Judge of if they should loan and if it is a “High risk” Loan or not....
Hey! you people should just be thankful that DOJ is gonna force the Redskins owner to change their name so you won’t be offended! Sheesh! So ungrateful!
Wow, if president Buckwheat thinks he can take on Indians, he’s sorely mistaken. The Anishinabe, Lakota Sioux and other tribes will cut his nuts off.
I heard somewhere that Indians take scalps.
I guess if Big Brother and the Holder keep this up, alternative entities will emerge — like the mob or foreign
lenders.
Maybe that’s their intention.
Well it the NA were smart they would open Swiss Banking right here in North America.
Keep the accounts secret and they could soon put BOA and Chase Morgan out of business.
This is fascism, plain and simple.
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