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#1437290 --- 02/21/14 12:55 AM
Re: $895 Billion Owed NY by Tribes
[Re: bluezone]
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Daily Policy Digest State & Local Issues / State & Local taxes Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Once a gambling enriched-tribe acquires land, the new "reservation" becomes a sovereign nation, exempt from all local and state laws, zoning ordinances, labor rules, environmental reviews, and American rules of due process and fair play in law enforcement, says Jan Golab. In addition, the "reservation" and business built on it, including a casino, has complete tax exemption. This policy erodes the local tax base and reduces government revenues.
Because of the numbers of casinos established in California, this poses a serious problem for the state's struggling economy:
In 2002, revenues from newly built casinos in California soared to $5 billion per year -- but the casinos paid virtually nothing to the state. The Supreme Court has ruled that Indians must collect sales tax from customers who are not Indians, but nearly all tribal businesses ignore this rule, resulting in the undercutting of competing non-Indian businesses. Although they pay little in taxes, gaming tribes seek to influence the political process -- spending over $120 million to push their candidates and ballot initiatives in recent years. That is more than George W. Bush spent nationwide to be elected President.
The impact is just as grave in other states, says Golab:
In Oklahoma, $580 million in annual sales and property taxes are lost to Indians in the state. New York lost $895 million in 2002 by failing to collect taxes on cigarettes sold by Indians. Because of the erosion of state and local tax base, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken on the Indian gaming industry in California and is asking that they contribute 25 percent of their earnings to the state, or approximately $1 billion. Source: Jan Golab, "Arnold Schwarzenegger Girds For Indian War," American Enterprise, January/February 2004, American Enterprise Institute. *********************************************************************************************** Above is the first post of this thread. Nothing ever changes.
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#1437358 --- 02/21/14 03:11 PM
Re: 150 Billion owed NY by tribes
[Re: kyle585]
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If the "Federal" government wants to levy taxes against non-Indian corporations, it should be done at the corporate level and not from the Indians. It's simple. So it is an unlevel playing field with the non-Indians paying taxes and competing with the Indians not paying taxes? You think that will work in a free-enterprise system? Why does it have to? Does it effect you if it doesn't work for them? Huh? Why does it create an unlevel playing field? You don't understand that question? OMG And it is working quite well for them! That is the problem! They have the advantage of the unlevel playing field! I can't believe I am trying to explain this to you. Wow. Wow! I don't know how I should even respond. You're accusing me of not understanding your question and yet you're the one totally misconstruing my reply. You need to slow down a little and try to take in the meanings of the words people are using. There's no point in discussing things with you if you can't understand the conversation. Why don't you start with the words that I specifically highlighted in red.
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