You may not know about this unless you live in the Western New York area. This is a issue that has come up back in the mid 1990's and it is rearing its ugly head again. The names have changed but it is still the same old issue. The Seneca Indian reservation which is a sovereign nation has businesses that sell gasoline and tobacco products without a heavy tax like New York, there is a small tax which I believe the Indian nation uses.
The dictator aka governor of New York State wants to impose the same tax on any tobacco product that is sold on the reservation that is imposed on businesses that reside in New York. You may be thinking "so what they should pay their fair share" The problem is that the reservation is sovereign territory which means it is a nation just like Canada, Mexico, Brazil, or China. This is like telling China you must impose the same taxes that NY imposes on businesses in the state.
This is insane and if the politicians in NY would open up a history book and pull their heads out of another body cavity they would realize that this is going to end badly. In the 90's the Indian's put tires on the roads entering the nation and burned them. Two interstate roads travel through the reservation I-90 and I-86. If the governor proceeds I fear that something like this will happen again which does not affect the politicians directly but it does hurt the people that will have to travel around the reservation not to mention that back in the 90's many state troopers were called to the area to stand off with the Indians.
Why can't New York just leave the Indians alone. They have not tried to take land without compensation, they have not attacked the surrounding towns. All they have done is let business open and provide a product to the people that pass through their nation. They have not opened up tolls for everyone entering their nation they do not search everyone traveling through their nation.
Spitzer leave the peaceful Indians alone!!!
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Amen to that!!! spitzer is a retard those indians was promised that land forever and its there nation..they have to make a living.how many people are gonna stop and buy gas and smokes from the indians if its not cheaper? If i was in charge on the indian side of this mess id tell spitzer fine tax us move your highways or we will instal toll booths to the amount of 10.00 per mile
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