Federal, State & County Taxes Federal, State, and local taxes claim a third of income generated in the United States. Increases in economic activity expand the tax base and increase government revenues. Indian Gaming created 672,368 jobs throughout the United States. The wages associated with these jobs generated federal, state, and local payroll, income, and other taxes and helped reduce welfare payments and unemployment benefits, freeing up more government revenue for other purposes. Wages paid to employees of Indian Gaming amounted to $7,111,980,669 and employment resulting from Indian Gaming employees spending their disposable incomes, gaming operation purchases, capital spending and transfer payments to Tribal Governments, generated another $26,374,858,581 in wages.
Together in 2021, casino employment, operation purchasing and other economic activities of Indian Gaming, as well as the spending that happens with transfer payments to Tribal governments was responsible for generating $9,745,903,629 in Federal Taxes , $3,631,173,828 in State Taxes , $1,136,464,89 in County Taxes. In total $14,513,542,346 was generated in tax revenues for these forms of governments in 2021.
The Nationwide Economic Impact of Indian Gaming
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