Predictions come true. The self serving Democrats in the Olympia, yesterday dropped the first shoe in their "Bait and Switch Tax Plan”. Yesterday they passed a $890 million dollar tax increase that includes a significant increase in the sales tax. Should this idiotic increase in taxes pass the House, they will then start working on ramming down our throats an INCOME TAX.
Lisa Brown, Senate Majority Leader's next step will then be to promise us they will rescind the sales take if we will , in November, just pass a small income tax that will only affect the Rich. What a crock. She and her "band of thieves" know full well that Every Tax Increase eventually finds it way down to the Consumer. But the dictatorial Democrats could care less. All they are interested in is covering their butts. After all it was their and Governor Chris' tax and spend policies that got us into this mess.
Idiotic comments such as the one uttered by Senator Tracey Eide, Democrat-Federal Way, "Do I want to raise taxes? I say no, Hell no. I don't want to raise taxes. Who does? But I have a constitutional duty to Balance this Budget." Those comments say volumes about the democrat’s inability to govern. As I read the Constitution Senator Eide and her partners in crime, have a constitutional duty to maintain a balanced budget. Therefore they should
1. Prioritize Spending,
2. Not use tax dollars to buy vote,
3. Eliminate government waste,
4. Not Spend more than they take in
5. Eliminate subsidized Boondoggle (Light Rail, Legal Kick Backs to Developers, Hotels/Sports Arenas, Parking garages, etc.)
6. EXERCISE SOME FISCAL RESPONSIBLITY
Hats off to the Republicans Led by Senator Don Benton whose valiant attempt to bring some sanity to the Washington State Senate included a vote by the voters to pass this Obscene Tax Increase. Unfortunately the Dem’s don’t like the Voters Voting on issues that directly impact voters and rejected the Republican Suggestions. But that was to be expected. In exercising their assumed dictatorial powers they just threw out a voter approved initiative didn’t they.
November cannot get here too soon.
L. M. Patella
CDR USN (ret)