[Libertina]

If you read the posts, you would see it was a power grab to get campaign money for the dems, not about taxes. The grab is actually DECREASING the tax base by taking more business OFF the rolls. If you cannot read the posts we cannot have a discussion. Again, this issue is so filled with emotion about historical injustice that people cannot reason.

[Batrachian]

The original article says nothing about campaign contributions. I don't really care about historical injustice, except academically. I do care about the greed of government for more tax dollars.

What is it that you want done? Make the Indians "just like everyone else"? I told you, get your elected representative to sponsor legislation to do that. Their status is the result of treaties between them and the federal government. The state can't simply tear up those treaties because they want more revenue. That's the real issue here. The state sees a potential windfall and is moving to grab it.

If they tried the same thing with the churches you'd be up in arms about it, and rightfully so, but because it's the Indians, whom you don't seem to like very much, you take the government's side. Your conservative ideals are taking a backseat to your personal feelings towards those people.