Tim Eyman investigated for theft of $70 Office Depot chair
Tim Eyman
Resolution Challenging the constitutionality of Initiative 1366
(drafted per request of King County Democrats’ Chair Rich Erwin, for presentation to KCDCC) WHEREAS Washington voters, on November 3, 2015, narrowly adopted Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1366 (“I-1366”), a ballot measure containing serious flaws that have led to a substantive challenge of its validity under our State Constitution, and that challenge is now pending in […]
Eyman has it partly right: Lower the sales tax. The rest…needs some work.
The polls may tell us we’re divided on who to vote for, but in our hearts I think we all want similar things: to ensure kids can get a strong start in life, to have a college degree or a professional trade to be within everyone’s reach, to have clean and safe places to play; […]
What's wrong with Washington State voters? And how can we educate them?
Washington State voters approved Tim Eyman’s latest initiative I-1366 by 51.5% to 48.5% (http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/State-Measures-Initiative-Measure-No-1366-concerns-state-taxes-and-fees.html). How many of them realized that the initiative makes it very difficult to eliminate tax loopholes (“preferences”) for special interests? How many of them realized that the state is under court order to find billions of additional dollars to fund education? […]
George Washington Reacts to the 2015 elections
George Washington Reacts to the 2015 elections, in which only 36% of registered voters bothered to cat their ballots.
Let's use I-732 (revenue-neutral carbon tax swap) to beat I-1366 (Eyman's 2/3 super-majority blackmail)
There’s a simple way to beat Tim Eyman and his initiative I-1366. At the same time we’ll help the environment, and, optionally, raise revenue to fund schools. And we can even do it in a revenue-neutral way, thereby making it palatable to Republicans. By way of background, recall that if I-1366 passes — and early […]
Hell, yeah! Let's lower the sales tax 1% — and raise taxes on carbon, capital gains and/or income
There’s a simple way to beat Tim Eyman and his initiative I-1366. At the same time we’ll lower taxes on most people, help the environment, and, optionally, raise revenue to fund schools. We can even do it in a revenue-neutral way, thereby making it palatable to some Republicans. In short, Let’s use I-732 (revenue-neutral carbon […]
Tim Eyman is Half Correct
Tim Eyman is half correct: let’s lower the sales tax by 1%. The sales tax is regressive and is too too high. But in addition, let’s establish a progressive income tax, capital gains tax, and/or Wall Street transaction tax, to restore fairness to our regressive tax system. After all, the Republicans raised taxes on the […]
Eyman’s I-1366 is a Con Job on Most Washington State Taxpayers
Washington State has a tax problem but it is not one Eyman’s Initiative 1366 will help. Requiring a 2/3 vote by Legislators to raise taxes would make Washington’s tax situation worse and would put special interests, the wealthy and corporations in charge of running Washington State by giving them the ability to dictate our tax structure […]
Libertarian Eyman Continues Anti-Tax Rant with 2014 Initiative to Cut State Funding by $1 Billiion/yr
Eyman’s 2014 Initiative 1325 is a rehash of Eyman’s previous unconstitutional 2/3 voting requirement initiatives imposed on the Washington State Legislature to try to prevent them from raising revenue. The Washington State Supreme Court in 2013 ruled that his previous initiatives requiring a 2/3 vote were unconstitutional. The Court said the only way they would […]