While state and federal public benefits of U.S. citizens are not taxed, the U.S. Treasury still tries to tax tribal public benefits. Attempting to remedy this racial discrimination against American Indian tribes, a bill has been introduced in the U.S. Congress to exclude tribally-funded public benefits from taxation, and to end U.S. Treasury harassment of tribal governments.
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