Tribal Per Capita Poverty–How About Disenrollment Bankruptcy?

Thanks to some wonderful scholarship by Seattle lawyer Greg Guedel about the socioeconomic impacts of tribal per capita monies, The Economist has cast a bright light on the topic. Guedel’s research found that:

From 2000-2010, gaming Tribes in the Pacific Northwest that did not issue per capita payments to their members did better in reducing poverty rates than the gaming Tribes that issued per capita payments.

http://lastrealindians.com/tribal-per-capita-poverty-how-about-disenrollment-bankruptcy-by-gabe-galanda/