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Quickie: Tim Eyman investigated for theft of $70 Office Depot chair

Posted on February 15, 2019 Author Don Smith Comments Off on Quickie: Tim Eyman investigated for theft of $70 Office Depot chair

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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? […]

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