Aunty and Rory - Well, I guess there is not much more I can do. You are both determined to see the "ulterior motive" or the "conspiracy" surrounding the tribes and the tribal casinos.

Just a couple parting points (not shots)...

It may have been true that when most casinos first started out the jobs there paid fairly low wages and the benefits were not what I would call generous. But Aunty, you are simply wrong regarding present day casinos and the wages and benies they pay. These are good, family wage jobs with generous benefits comparable to most major corporations but a damn sight better than those paid by Wally World. As for the value of a company owned by the richest family in the world buying cheap products from China and passing "most" of the savings on to U.S. shoppers... I have my doubts what value they really offer. Obviously your remark about the Tribes not offering anything of value is an expression of your bias and not a fact... and I am trying to stick to the facts here. And when is the last time YOU saw a community successfully repel the Wally World attack? Get real... if this company wants to build in a town near you, they will. It is as simple as that. At least the Tribes advertise what they want.... Wally World just sends their lawyers and they "get 'er done."

Boeing and Microsoft "do farm out some jobs"... are you kidding me??? Where do you think most of the 7E7 parts are built??? They may assemble that plane in Everett but that is not where it is built. Get up to date. And I already referenced the massive tax break that Boeing won on corporate taxes. Oh, I like the way you now want to expand your "target" to include the dems... gotta be someone to blame, right? The tribes use the same body that Boeing used to get their huge tax breaks... the legislature. Again, this is how its done.

Which brings us to my original point... the tribes have learned how big business is conducted in this State and in this country... and because they want to operate a big business they have used the lessons well. Perhaps too well as there are lots of people that want to attack them for it. So why are the tribes different? Why not address the corrupt system of businesses and politicians in bed with one another thereby curing the disease and not treating the symptoms???