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Obama's effective speech on the role of government, with an animation

Posted on October 7, 2012 Author admin Comments Off on Obama's effective speech on the role of government, with an animation

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Wag the Dog, Part III – that's all, folks…

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The brightest moment in the Jan 3rd meeting with Senator Fraser, Representative Hunt and Representative Reykdal came when Chris Reykdal took the opportunity to talk about the impasse that exists with generating revenue for the State. Reykdal had campaigned for election to the legislature on tax fairness and he appears to be willing to make […]

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Posted on April 10, 2013 Author admin

Whereas the obligation under current state law for the 2013-15 biennium is more than $1.2 billion more than projected revenue during that period; and Whereas the Joint Task Force on Education Funding created by the State Legislature determined that an additional $1.4 billion is needed during this biennium, and an additional $4.5 billion by the […]

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Guess which counties are the welfare queens

Posted on April 8, 2014 Author admin

Republicans complain about taxes, but the data show that, with a few exceptions, Republican-leaning counties in Washington State take in more in state revenues than they pay in taxes. The following graph plots conservativeness (on the x axis, as measured by the proportion of voters in that county who voted for Mitt Romney in 2012 […]

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