Great idea a few weeks ago. Now suddenly repealed because not a great idea.
Try thinking things through the next time rather than implementing some great idea that the comrades came up with down at the last meeting of the Central Planning Committee.
Pretty funny though. They did whatever the frig they wanted to do. And so did Amazon. They just stopped their plans to build another downtown tower that would have employed another 8,000 workers on top of the gazillion already.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/seattle-quickly-repeals-apos-head-034800203.html
As a current Seattle area resident, I understand that we have expenses. We repave the exact same part of certain interstate highways every year, remodel our schools to look like Miami CSI sets, and build new 1 billion dollar stadiums next to a perfectly fine stadium that ends up getting teared down. In addition, without "revenue enhancements" going to key contractors, a major source of campaign funding could dry up. How else are we going to attract the "best and the brightest" politicians?
Fortunately, we have been able to implement many add on fees to businesses, increase supplemental taxes on real estate such as a sellers excise tax, implement new home impact fees that would make Bernie Madoff blush, and require business to purchase goods and services in order to maintain compliance with our fruitful regulations. The businesses whose products and services are required to be purchased are very enthusiastic contributors to our Democratic politician reelection campaigns.
We get lots of businesses and executives to move here because there is still no state individual income tax. Don't feel sorry for us, however. We have a bountiful sales tax rate of about 10% and very impressive vehicle registration fees. In addition, we charge parking fees on certain public streets in residential neighborhoods and user fees for certain parks. Last and certainly not least is our road taxes. Most states would squeal with delight if they received anywhere near what we receive in road taxes. Ok, the previous revenue source was not last. We also partially toll certain lanes on our highways and have added tolls to bridges where no tolls have existed before.
Although we sometimes get some whiners, such as major employer Boeing, we usually get them back into line by threatening them with a lawsuit and or giving them a small token of our appreciation such as a partial regulatory "vacation". Although we have been losing a few business expansion opportunities to states like Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas, so has California. Besides, who needs those narrow minded, profits first businesses anyway?
It is through the free money that businesses and the wealthy provide that allows us caring politicians to enjoy a reasonable, well-earned standard of living.
I'm also happy to report that our exalted Governor Jay Inslee has gone on record as saying our no state individual income tax policy is inefficient. We can only hope a state income tax will implemented soon. Even if it is a token amount to start, at least it is a start.
We have seen the benefits of electing Democrats politicians to lead us. We must never return to Republican leadership and their antiquated, low tax policies.
Disclosure, although the information above is factual, it was presented in an tongue and cheek manner.
