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“I should run out and get some nuts for myself before they’re all scraped up.”
I thought this was one of Dave’s posts.
If you want to see some real poverty – go to an indian reservation
Yup. The US gov. is just hoping that the Native Americans smoke, drink and gamble themselves out of existence. It’s disgusting really. And somehow their cheap ciggies and ability to open a casino is supposed to be a ‘benefit.’ I think not.
rob- read up on a history of how the government has treated Native Americans. Technically we have treaties with them, as they were considered a separate nation. Of course, over time, as the government felt like it- it broke treaties right and left and integrated the Nations into the US. It’ a long, sad story and frankly whatever advantages or perks Native Americans get, they deserve.
Rob, I find it more inherently racist that Indians can easily get cheap cigarettes, thereby further endangering the health of a people who already have a lot of health problems. The fact that they get this break, which I don’t see as a blessing, is directly laid upon the guilt of a nation that still marginalizes them, after treating them like dirt, and trying to wipe them out for longer than we’ve been a country. “We won’t give you back your land, we’ve isolated you on reservations, but here, have some cheap cigarettes. We’re cool now, right?”
omg i was just talking about the possibility of going into this line of work!!!
“Renters, Beware!
2010_09_moneybag.jpg People, remember that since NYC’s real estate market is crazy, there are some unsavory types out there. The Post’s Police Blotter reports that one renter paid $2,900 to man allegedly posing as a real estate broker in East Harlem. “Lawrence Paul, 49, showed the victim an apartment in a building on East 116th Street on June 27 and allegedly said a similar one on the fourth floor would soon be available, the sources said. The victim forked over cash and returned on the move-in date only to find the apartment occupied and no sign of Paul, the sources said.” Paul was charged with grand larceny. Also, don’t fall for the “give me the deposit, I’ll send you keys later” scam.”
*rob*
*rob*, exempting Native people from the cig tax is the least the state government can do.
Thanks, Slopie.
By more4less on September 17, 2010 11:56 AM
Donatella,
Mr T rich dude if those chains on him are 24K stuff
I have a Mr. T. starter set, bought when gold was 200 an oz in the 1998/99 and the Central Banks were selling. Bracelets too. Now I have GLD.