Call me a 'conspiracy theorist' but I see a more distinct pattern on the way with these payouts for the Puyallups. All I ask is to look at it objectively:

What happens if you breed out the Native American tribes? Will the guy 200 years from now that is 1/64 Puyallup ethnic background be allowed all these treaty rights? It would be hard to justify in my opinion.

Now an increase from $300 to $2000 is a buttload per month raise for doing nothing, if you are a single tribesman.

Now factor in the children that will be fired out the oven like hot biscuits now that the parent(s) can get an extra $3600per year X 18years (or 21 years)= $64,800 just for having a kid. Tax free.

Now when the kid hits 'adulthood' his check is roughly going to be $35,700 give or take, then he will start to receive $2,000 a month just for himself......but if he starts breedin'. CHA-CHING.

I'm not saying it's a bad thing and it's a crafty way to keep your tribe going. From a sportsman's point-of-view it just means the nets will never never never never never never eeeeeeeeeever leave those rivers, and the deer, elk, etc. see ya.

In my opinion, this is going to be short term. It's a quick way to boost your tribe's population, but what happens if it boosts too quickly and you cannot pay out those $2,000 checks per month per person 50 years from now?

Exactly, kiss your tax dollars good-bye pale faces, black butts, rednecks, etc. because they will need 'help' again.