The American Enterprise, January 1st, 2004
Today's California Indians procured power the old-fashioned way: They bought the best government that money could buy. In just a few years, revenues from their newly built casinos soared to $5 billion per year (2002), pushing them close to Las Vegas ($7.7 billion) in the race for America's gambling crown. By spending a significant chunk of this money on campaign donations, a handful of small tribes have grown into the Golden State's heaviest political donors and most potent power players. Then, The Terminator arrived. "Their casinos make billions, yet they pay no taxes and virtually nothing t...
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