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Jodi Rave: Indians don't pay taxes and other myths
Friday, March 11, 2005
"American Indians endure some common stereotypes: Drunk, lazy Indians get a free education, free housing and are free from paying taxes.
American Indians are drunks? I've made a choice not to drink alcohol.
American Indians are lazy? I go to work every day.
American Indians get a free education? I have a $25,000-plus student loan debt.
American Indians get free housing? I have a veteran's home mortgage.
American Indians don't pay taxes? Each year I pay my fair share of state and federal taxes.
If you haven't heard any of these complaints, then you haven't been exposed to some common misconceptions about American Indians."
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Get the Story:
Jodi Rave: It's a common misperception that Indians don't pay taxes
(The Billings Gazette 3/11)
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