Tobacco and Terror

The article focuses primarily on the cigarette industry, but are there implications on the sale of cigars? It would appear that purchasing from the local B&M prevents the development and growth of the underground market associated with Indian reservations. I haven't been to any gaming sites myself. Are cigars sold at the Indian reservations and, if so, do they receive the same preferential tax free status as cigarettes?

What do you all make of this?

Interesting. In CT at the two Indian Casinos the prices are not less than on the outside so I presume they are charging taxes, but that is a voluntary agreement.

Does anyone have an opinion on the treating of reservations as soverign nations? Is it just a legal fiction? They do not join (or could they?)the United nations and do not maintain foriegn policies. theyr members are US (or Canadian) citizens. Were they subject to the draft when there was one?

We did treat the tribes horribly in the past and referred to the "Five Civilized Tribes" as such because they allowed slavery.

Maybe this will start an interesting thread.