House Democrats Working for Eyman
Seventeen House Democrats have signed onto HB 2117 in the Washington State Legislature. House Bill 2117 would re-enact the provisions of Eyman’s Initiative 747. Initiative 747 is currently being...
View ArticleWashington State Income Tax Makes Sense
The Washington State Senate Ways and Means Committee held a hearing yesterday on two income tax proposals. Rumor had it that it was a token hearing and that they had no intent of doing anything. That’s...
View ArticleWashington State Sales Tax Deduction Dropped Again from U.S. Senate Bill
Dropped from the US Senate Bill passed last Thursday to reduce the alternative minimum tax that would have affected millions of taxpayers, was a provision that allows Washington State taxpayers to...
View ArticleSupermajority Vote Requirement for Washington State Legislators as Proposed...
This issue should have been decided long ago by the Washington State Supreme Court. Any attempt to limit the Washington State Legislature from enacting revenue bills or repealing non-performing tax...
View ArticleWhy the Tax Cutting Mania of the Right Wing Does not Make Sense
Yesterday 60 Minutes did an excerpt on the current mania of the right wing to cut taxes. In an excellent video on the issues, David Stockman, President Reagan’s Budget Director discusses how cutting...
View ArticleEric Cantor and Republican Revisionist History
Republicans are great at continually revising history to fit their myth making. A prime example is their constantly using Ronald Reagan as the Great Tax Cutter. What is left out is that Reagan also...
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