We have a spending problem, not a taxing problem. The less we spend, the more jobs we have the potential to create.

When you're creating a new taxing authority, it could possibly create instability, of which Tunica has been fortunate not to have over the last 14 years.

Unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcy - the cure is not more government spending, but helping businesses create jobs.

Government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely.

Local economies are suffering as people spend more on fuel and less on consumer goods and travel.

They could go higher, and that number could change. Obviously, this has the potential to become a problem.