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OH NO! -- Judge Rules New York Can Begin Collecting Cigarette Taxes On Indian Lands
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[quote:Pea Vine:MV8xMTkwNzExXzE5MzE1MTU3XzZFODAzMTY0] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1099130] Soverign Indian lands ^^^^THIS PEOPLE^^^^^^ Look up the word SOVERIGN (sp). This is BULL. It is just ANOTHER broken PROMISE. Sooner or later this crap will bring ugly results, mark my words. :bump: :hiding: The Indians are the only ones I've seen who have the balls to stand up to these criminals. [/quote] You just don't fuck with those that don't have anything much to lose. This is beyond pathetic. The Feds have WAY crossed the line. GOD, I wish the REST of the U.S. would get their head and their ass wired TOGETHER! It's comin' folks. If shit don't change, we're gonna be two-blocked. Not just with this issue, but all-together. They won't let us live and be well. Indian OR White. Just look at how they got us dodgin' and duckin'! The Feds are Creating a WHOLE NEW CRIMINAL CLASS!Earn money LEGALLY, then CHANGE the rules and STEAL the money right back! :bump: [/quote]
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The local tribes have made threats of violence should this have been passed. Well now it has...
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A New York State appeals court lifted Tuesday the temporary order that prevented the state from collecting taxes on cigarettes sold to non-Indian customers. But the dominant tribe in the market remained temporarily immune from the tax.
Earlier this month, a state appellate judge restored the order that kept the state from collecting the $4.35 per-pack tax. The court’s five-judge panel later ruled the state properly approved regulations for the tax.
The Seneca and Cayuga nations say the fee violates their sovereign rights and will damage their economies. However, Governor David Paterson says the state needs the $200 million the tax is expected to generate.
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