“When you see about ‘poor Indians’ on their reservations one must wonder what is happening to ALL the Casino Money?”
My bet is that “indian tribes” are just like Saudi Arabia. All the money stays at the top.
are just like Saudi Arabia. All the money stays at the top.
= = = = = = = = = = = =
Well, ‘we’/they demanded we edumacate the Natives and a couple of them actually went to school, read a few law books and reaped some fruit out of it.
Wouldn’t really surprise me to see some sort of ‘mob (be it Mafia, Russian, etc) controlling things and the tribes ‘acting’ as beards with a few crumbs here and there.
Remember whoever the Chicago(?) hood that sort of discovered Las Vegas claimed it a paradise in the desert...
I figure after the mob got dispatched from Vegas that some of these newly educated NAs (I am a Native American - 3rd gen) sought them out and now we have all sorts of things going on - on the reservations NO TAXES.......except of course to the tribe......
People got to be careful when they check out the words and use them to the full advantage - whether or not it was the original intention.
Like the young lad went into the store and asked for the ‘Senior Discount’ and the people said Senior is over _____,
the kid pulled out a report card and pointed out he was Senior in HS and the sign did not specify what kind of Senior....
I would have taken care of him (Once)and probably offered him a job— just for his ingenuity and knack of paying attention.
Yes, words have meaning.
Back in my Asphalt Paving days, I had an unwritten ‘law’ that ANYONE that showed up at 5AM with his lunch was to be hired on the spot.