Schwarzenegger bark may prove worse than bite in first 100 days

Associated Press ^ | 10-01-03

[Brian S]

Though Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger stirred a crowd to standing ovations Wednesday with plans for his first 100 days as governor, many of the people who would have to work with him say the actor has promised more than he can deliver.

[ladyinred]

All campaigns promise more than they can deliver! This does not simply apply to Arnold, and the writer knows this.

[ladyinred]

Oops, just noticed WHO the writer is, one of the most leftist hacks going. Now I get it.

[McGavin999]

The Indian casinos in Arizona are subject to Arizona State sales tax laws. Are the indians paying sales tax in California? That's a state issue, not a federal issue.

[annyokie]

Shhhh. Don't confuse them with facts.

[Uncle Hal]

He has not even been elected yet and they are already starting to tear him down. Wait until he gets in office. The libs will start circulting recall petitions before he is even inaugurated.

[Afronaut]

"He says he's going to get $2 billion out of the Indians. What's he going to do that with, a gun? He's been calling them thieves, impugning them on television and then he's going to get money from them even though under federal laws you can't tax them," Burton said.

TAX TAX TAX... It never ends with Liberals.

[SunStar]

[forester]

People should focus on what the governor can do, like purge the numerous Boards and Commissions of Davis's political cronies and special interest lobbyists. Set up an independent commission for citizen complaints about agencies who are operating as if they are unaccountable. This commission could document and investigate these complaints in a concereted effort to bring accountability to governmental agencies. Simple things like this to begin to rein in out of control bureacrats would be a welcome change from the current administration.

[Roscoe]

See the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, signed in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan

[montag813]

The Indian casinos in Arizona are subject to Arizona State sales tax laws. Are the indians paying sales tax in California? That's a state issue, not a federal issue.

Be careful, some McClintockBot has already scolded me for calling for Indians to pay the same sales tax as every other company as a "Tax Increase"; and that this was typical of a "RINO" like me and Schwarzenegger.

[Roscoe]

MYTH: INDIAN PEOPLE DO NOT PAY TAXES.

FACT: INDIAN PEOPLE PAY ALL TAXES REQUIRED BY STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.

All Indian people pay federal income, FICA and social security taxes. Most Indians also pay state income and property taxes. Only the small percentage of Indians who live and work on federally recognized reservations - not unlike soldiers and their families living on military installations - are exempt from paying state income and property taxes. However, they still pay taxes such as sales and Federal Income tax.

Indian tribes are governments with responsibilities to their citizens, but tribes almost uniformly lack a tax base to support their governmental needs. Some tribes have found in gaming a means to not only provide jobs and economic activity on their reservations, but also a source of badly needed government revenue. As sovereign governments, tribes do not have to pay taxes on their revenues to any other governments. Do states pay taxes on their resources derived from gaming or from any other source? NO!

[Nachum]

Aahnuld will have lots of time to overcome the socialists in Californicate. They have to push budgets and he has the veto. He has line item power too.

Like a previous poster said, he can fire every stinking appointee of Doofus and raid every commission to purge it of the hacks. When he is done with that, he can force the socialist scum to answer to open audits of their spending and their behavior.

My G-d! It is going to be a hot time in old Sacrebleu...

[Nachum]

Other states tax Indian gambling. California can too.

Better yet, let's legalize it altogether in the state. Let the Indians compete.

[Roscoe]

Other states tax Indian gambling.

False.

Can states tax Indian gaming?

States cannot tax Indian gambling. The federal law specifically prohibits states from imposing taxes or fees on Indian gambling, except for fees that the tribe agrees to. These fees are intended to compensate the state for its costs in performing inspections and other regulation under the tribal-state compact. In other words, states cannot raise general revenue by taxing Indian gambling.

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/issinfo/gambind.htm

[SunStar]

Be careful, some McClintockBot has already scolded me for calling for Indians to pay the same sales tax as every other company as a "Tax Increase"; and that this was typical of a "RINO" like me and Schwarzenegger.

Ahh... But another questions is why did Arnold Schwarzenegger take campaign contributions from Nevada casinos?

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...What ARNOLD can't get thru for US during his 1st 100 days as Governor of California...

...ARNOLD will put thru our Referendum Process.

...ARNOLD = Democracy in Action

[Nachum]

The secretary of the interior has, however, permitted revenue-sharing agreements.

OK. Let's not call it a tax. Let's have some significant revenue sharing. Oh, say about a billion's worth in California's case.

[Roscoe]

The secretary of the interior has, however, permitted revenue-sharing agreements.

California's current twenty year compact with the tribes expires in 2019. Perhaps Arnold's advisers haven't told him yet.

[Nachum]

Ah, maybe we can renegotiate that deal. Especially if someone started legislation to say, legalize gambling in the state of California. I bet that compact might just be negotiable.