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Hell, yeah! Let's lower the sales tax 1% — and raise taxes on carbon, capital gains and/or income
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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 […]
Boeing wants tax breaks, as well as educated workers and transportation infrastructure
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Jerry Cornfield, political reporter for the Everett Daily Herald, reports that Boeing wants the legislature to invest in training workers and educating greater numbers of engineers; improve the state’s transportation network including in and around its Everett factory; continue reforming [i.e., weakening] workers’ compensation; and don’t change a state standard on fish consumption in a […]
Reagan Dunn: Death penalty required for "civil society"
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Attorney General candidate Reagan Dunn began his recent Times opinion piece in support of the death penalty with this paragraph: “The most important function of local government is to protect the public through enforcement of the rule of law. It is what separates a civil society from lawlessness, keeps our neighborhoods safe and establishes an […]