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February 22, 2008
THIS STINKS
Provided by Mike W....
The “Big 4” gaming tribes footed much of the bill for a GOP slate mailer that went out ahead of the Feb. 5 election. While the gaming tribes have been more associated with working with Democrats and California’s “post-partisan” governor, some say cooperation with the GOP could be a sign of things to come.
The four tribes with compacts before voters in that election poured in $6.6 million to the California Republican Party in January. This includes five donations directly from the main group created to support the compacts, the Coalition to Protect California’s Budget, for a total of $5.9 million. The balance came from the tribes and committees around inidividual compacts.
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Posted by Post Scripts at February 22, 2008 10:02 AM
Comments
I guess the reason this "stinks" is because people resent the flow of BIG money to try to "buy" influence. I can understand that. I have to ask myself, though, why does it happen? The obvious answer, the one that folks grab onto immediately, is "corruption". But what else is going on?
As long as "the people" expect, even demand, that government control, regulate, restrict and tax with respect to private property, business, business decisions and hiring practices, wage limits, etc., it follows that businesses and property owners will try to have influence over government. If money is what it takes they will spend money. We set this game in motion by selling big government instead of personal and civil responsibility.
There were two things in the article that caught my eye:
“New revenues and no new taxes?” Dorinson said. “I think that resonates with a lot of Republican voters.”
It resonated with this republican because it is an absolute lie. It resonated because republicans didn't even seem to notice...duh! It is a tax on a special group...BIG Indian casino. No matter how you spin it it is a tax.
The growing influence of the tribal gaming industry has some worried about a GOP/tribes coalition working against unions and Democrats. Labor rights, environmental concerns and local mitigation have been repeatedly bulldozed in casino negotiations, said Roy Ulrich, an attorney who serves on the board of California Common Cause.
The "non-divisive" element of society doesn't want or like that the influence they have had for decades has been balanced out or compromised. Darn...that's so upsetting. Once again when we give government ultimate power over our lives what can we expect?
Here's the real solution:
Be responsible in your personal life and in dealing with others and be respectful of others and of the property of others, including shared property spaces like parks. Keep government small.
Posted by: Tina at February 22, 2008 09:06 PM
Prop 94-97 were a labor union attempt to stick it to the four tribes who supported Tony Strickland for Controller.
The GOP / Tribe connection is due to the fact that the Democrats keep coming back for more taxes.
Posted by: Aaron Park at February 23, 2008 01:33 PM
Aaron you can't possibly believe this was main reason for the GOP backing the Indian gaming and the tribes spending over a hundred million in ads to get special perks??!!! (I'm stunned if you really believe that hogwash)
Posted by: Jack at February 24, 2008 10:11 AM