Is it true that the Ho-Chunk Nation owes the state of Wisconsin $30 million in taxes?
Since the Ho-Chunk Nation is exempt from paying tax on its gaming revenue, it does not owe $30 million in taxes; however under that Compact that the Ho-Chunk Nation signed with the State of Wisconsin the Nation does owe the state over $30 million in revenue sharing. To date the Ho-Chunk Nation has not paid what it owes (over $30 million) to the state of Wisconsin. It is also the only tribe in Wisconsin NOT to pay what it owes (Hocak Worak, August 4, 2004). The Ho-Chunk Nation says that, because the Compact with the State of Wisconsin was voided by the Wisconsin Supreme Court and would need to be renegotiated to satisfy that Court, it does not owe any money under the Compact. However, the Compact that the Nation negotiated and signed with the State of Wisconsin, and under which it conducted Class III gaming, required the $30 million payment that has not been made. 7. Why are the groups opposing the Ho-Chunk Nation and the Economic Development Plan intentionally misrepresenting the truth
