The chant for a Washington state income tax is on! The chant for the Olympia leadership is to push for any kind of tax increase!
One only needs to look at California and New York to see that they are both bankrupt! Both states have the highest income taxes and every other tax in all of America! They are both dead broke because of spending too much taxpayer money. Washington state has a massive payroll and benefit package spending problem! Washington state needs to decrease its payroll and benefit packages now.
The only exception should be K-12 teachers in the classroom and law enforcement officers.
If our state lawmakers fail their duty this year, next year the state budget deficit is estimated to be $7 billion to $10 billion ($10,000,000,000)! Will our legislators then want more taxpayer money next year?
Tell your legislators to renegotiate payroll and benefits packages now! Stop the flood of over-spending now and in the future!
Call the state legislative Hotline, 1-800-562-6000, and tell them no on a Washington state income tax. No on tax increases!
Tell them yes on reducing payroll and benefit packages!
The time for action is now!
Jim Sekulich
Snohomish
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