Great Wolf Lodge of thieves now paying taxes? How about other tribal revenue streams?

Credit where it's due, the Zero actually covered this story back in April. Credit is also due to the county for managing this case through to conclusion. Why is this story significant? According to the article "The lodge is estimated to generate about $1 million a year in property taxes." Hmm... roads, fire, police, schools (the GWL has no problem marketing to children in our county). Also, about a million bucks in Thurston County stimulus money to "create or save jobs" was sent to widen the road leading directly into the Great Wolf Lodge parking lot (and no where else). Job's created or saved = 0.

I'm all in favor of a big resort and tourist attraction in Thurston County, so long as the playing field is even with other businesses and residents aren't being forced to subsidize the supporting infrastructure, as was the case with this parasite tribal venture.

Presuming the Lodge collects sales tax, I may actually remove it from my banned list. For those following along, I vote with my dollars. Though I love to gamble, I will never step foot in a tribal owned casino. Why? I ONLY BUY AMERICAN, and won't give a cent of my own cabbage to a parasite "sovereign nation" that doesn't contribute anything to our local economy, is not subject to our state's laws, and in turn buys off every Democrat in the legislature and governor's office who in turn have done an excellent job of running our state into the ground.

On that note, I wonder if Governor Gregoire is going to reconsider her tribal give away on gambling to close the 5 BILLION DOLLAR budget deficit? Democrat's ideas of shared sacrifice don't seem to apply to the tribes, though they seem to have gotten a disproportionate amount of stimulus money in Washington State.