Blame doesn’t lie with one person

Responding to the Saturday letter, “Gregoire responsible for financial fiasco,” those who should wake up are the knuckleheads who believe that one person is responsible for our financial debacle. Since our state is dependent largely on sales-tax income, we the people are responsible for the crunch. Who are you trying to kid?

Ed Porter
Snohomish

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