tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post5135909480414170061..comments2023-10-26T08:02:44.948-04:00Comments on Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State: Malloy Re-inventing TaxesDon Pescihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11167988001948356357noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-83668581779330814682012-01-24T14:54:59.818-05:002012-01-24T14:54:59.818-05:00A point about the revenue Connecticut gets from th...A point about the revenue Connecticut gets from the casinos: When the federal government recognized the tribes as sovereign entities, the state had a choice between opposing the federal recognition in court (and eventually losing), or settling with the tribes by squeezing them for 25% of the action. It was a no-brainer for the state, which was going to having casinos in the neighborhood whether it profited from it or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-20366978771889430892012-01-19T06:12:03.965-05:002012-01-19T06:12:03.965-05:00Makes me want to puke!Makes me want to puke!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-42831641903758600952012-01-17T19:18:55.993-05:002012-01-17T19:18:55.993-05:00Wow, what an imaginative group of legislators.Wow, what an imaginative group of legislators.TedMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05465556498521621178noreply@blogger.com