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effort to stop the 405 tolls

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  • doogsinparadise
    doogsinparadise Member Posts: 9,320
    Kill the sales tax, lower prop tax, and add a state income tax.
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    edited January 2016
    PurpleJ said:

    TL DR (actually only partially being an asshole as I actually am hitting the bar and scoping for girls with low self-esteem in 10 minutes)

    Tolls are regressive.

    I.E. These tolls don't really effect Chatch much since he makes 7 digits per year and is generally better than the rest of us.

    OTOH, it adversely effects the majority of the population, especially guys in mother's basement who are trying to be on time for their shift at the Kirkland Arby's. Even if you make say $100,000 per year, the tolls add up.

    It's the same as sales tax. Notice how much that has gone up over the past 20-30 years?

    Regressive taxes are progressive Washington's calling card. One of the worst states in the nation for that. Oh well. Suck it up or don't be poor I guess.
    Yet the major Republican candidates you support want to go toto a regressive tax structure on the federal level.

    Walking fuck stick of hypocrisy you are. J.
  • sarktastic
    sarktastic Member Posts: 9,208
    You will be defeated, hondo.
  • Baseman
    Baseman Member Posts: 12,382
    How else are we going to pay the state's highest two compensated employees? If you think the tolls are bad now, what happens if either- or God forbid both- Leach's or Peterman's teams win 10 games, win a meaningful bowl game, and get a raise(s)?
  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,842 Standard Supporter

    Kill the sales tax, lower prop tax, and add a state income tax.

    I actually agree with this. The lack of a consistent third leg on the tax stool hurts a lot of people. Older folks feel the pain with the property tax in rising real estate markets. Poor folk get fucked on the sales tax.

    Reel the sales tax in to less than half of what is is now, add a state income tax and dramatically reduce the property tax.

    Tax the shit out of booze and cigarettes. And MJ.

    Maybe even put in tax-exempt zones of some sort in border counties to fuck over Idaho and Oregon. With term limits for legislators.

    Washington would be a very appealing place to live.
  • Baseman
    Baseman Member Posts: 12,382

    Kill the sales tax, lower prop tax, and add a state income tax.


    Tax the shit out of booze and cigarettes.

    You lost me @ booze and heaters
  • ThomasFremont
    ThomasFremont Member Posts: 13,325

    Kill the sales tax, lower prop tax, and add a state income tax.

    I actually agree with this. The lack of a consistent third leg on the tax stool hurts a lot of people. Older folks feel the pain with the property tax in rising real estate markets. Poor folk get fucked on the sales tax.

    Reel the sales tax in to less than half of what is is now, add a state income tax and dramatically reduce the property tax.

    Tax the shit out of booze and cigarettes. And MJ.

    Maybe even put in tax-exempt zones of some sort in border counties to fuck over Idaho and Oregon. With term limits for legislators.

    Washington would be a very appealing place to live.
    It already is taxed to shit.
  • doogsinparadise
    doogsinparadise Member Posts: 9,320
    How about instead of taxing booze and weed they start taxing white bread, Coca Cola, and animal meat.