Eyman is targeted unfairly by liberals

This letter is in response to the totally inaccurate letter by Pete Dykstra attacking Tim Eyman Sept. 29 (“Tim Eyman: He’s no the ‘man of the people’ anymore”).

He starts out by claiming Eyman “squirreled away $100,000 of campaign contributions in a private account that Eyman and his wife control,” claiming Eyman was lining his pockets. The truth, which Eyman was able to prove to the Public Disclosure Commission, is that Eyman does not take any of the funds for his own use. He is a 100 percent volunteer along with the cosponsors. All of the donation monies are spent on the tax relief efforts of the initiative and none are paid to Eyman, his family or any of his volunteers. It’s just another smear attempt by a liberal individual who hates to lose the excessive tax monies paid by Washington citizens.

Next, Dykstra blames Eyman for raising the ferry rates and plugging up the freeways. How ridiculous can you get? Eyman must wonder how he is so all-powerful. Transportation in this state was a mess long before Eyman appeared on the scene. Politicians like Gov. Gary Locke, Transportation Chairperson Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen and other liberals are determined to get us all in light rail, empty buses or some other mass transit system. Seattle ranks second in the nation in congestion and the only way it can be solved is by building more roads or extra lanes. According to the transportation department there are no new roads being constructed in the entire state of Washington and haven’t been for years. The proceeds from that outrageous car tab tax that Initiative 695 wiped out went to everything but roads. No, Dykstra got his facts all wrong.

Lastly, I-747, contrary to Dykstra’s ranting and raving, is needed to slow down the Legislature’s insatiable appetite for our property tax money and Eyman’s I-747 is a reasonable alternative, allowing a 1 percent increase in the rates yearly. Remember Washington is the fifth highest taxed state in the nation. Vote yes on I-747.

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