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…
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…
Tax Sanity has been busy this year filing initiative drafts for proposed legislation to create a tax expenditure budget. The goal is to draft legislation that will increase tax exemption accountability and transparency. Initiative 626 is the latest version to receive a ballot title. Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 626 concerns taxes. This measure would…
Petition to be delivered to: The Washington State House, The Washington State Senate, and Governor Jay Inslee Petition Statement In order to increase accountability and close tax loopholes, the Washington State Legislature should adopt a Tax Expenditure Budget as part of its biennial budget process. Petition Background Tuition doubled for my son and daughter between…
The Washington State Ballot this November has five tax advisory votes which are very confusing to most people. These tax advisory votes were put there by Tim Eyman’s Initiative 960 as his attempt to increase public resentment to any “tax†measures even when they benefit the larger public. The ballot title for each is basically…