[Libertina]

Because you stated "good for us" and "protection agianst whites". And you stick with your ethnic identificaiton even though it's putting other WA people out of business illegally and unfairly. I don't want tribes to do badly. I am just insisting that if INDIANS can run a certain type of business, other WA residents should have the same right. Don't you agree?

[Chad Fairbanks]

I am just insisting that if INDIANS can run a certain type of business, other WA residents should have the same right. Don't you agree?

I can't speak for Fish Hawk, but I agree. So, why don't you work through the state legislature and see if you can get a state law passed allowing non-indians to also have casinos? What's stopping you from pursuing that direction, Libertina? Anything?

[BipolarBob]

And you stick with your ethnic identificaiton even though it's putting other WA people out of business illegally and unfairly.
Level playing fields?LOL. A myth.Buisness is war.We send aid to countries who use our money against us in buisness.Industrial espionage. States compete for manufactoring plants by offering tax incentives. Read Crichtons Red Sun Rising(the book not the movie)There is no level playing fields anywhere. Its all about competition and some Indians are using resources given to them to make a buck and now "some" people don't like it.

[fish hawk]

The "good for us" comes from, I am an Indian, I can never forget that, most whites never let us forget that either.
I do agree with you about whether Indian or White, each should have all the opportunities to succeed fairly. If the Indian gets a better tax break, maybe we can chalk that up to , the Whites business is on what used to be Indian Land. Before the great invention of Manifest Destiny. (the right to steal)