What is happening to Indian tobacco retailers?
Today many on-line tobacco retailers are under duress from a variety of sources. For Tobaccobymail.com, the main source comes from State governments trying to alleviate budget deficits through the collection of taxes on Indian reservations. We have been perpetually targeted by the State of New York, because Tobaccobymail.com is owned and operated by Seneca Nation of Indians citizens within the boundary of New York State. This is not a recent issue, as we have been resisting New York State’s assertion of jurisdiction over Seneca lands for almost 250 years. It is also a well-known fact that the Seneca people have been trading in tobacco for several thousands of years without any form of taxation prior to the founding of anything called the State of New York. As such, it is unjust for New York State to insist on eliminating this historically free trade in tobacco as a way to ease contemporary budget shortfalls caused by fiscally irresponsible New York politicians. How will this affect my
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