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Courtesy of Shift WA we learn that Governor Inslee has decided that Olympia is coming up a little short. $8.7 Billion short.
But that's OK, he has a plan...
That graphic neatly summarizes what Shift WA calls Governor Inlee's Lumps of Coal for WA:
- A lump of Inslee coal in your stocking: A “bold” budget to fund bigger gov’t. A 21% increase...
- Lump #2 of Inslee coal in your stocking: A new state income tax Proposals for an income tax always play so well here...
- Lump #3 of Inslee coal in your stocking: A BIG gas/carbon tax We voted down a carbon tax last November. This one was even designed to partially offset our high sales tax. So what does Jay want to do? Of course!
- Inslee’s Lump of Coal #4: Let’s sock it to small businesses This one is a "Gross Receipts tax", not a tax on profit, so it will literally tax some businesses out of business...
- Jay’s lump of coal #5: Tax the foreigners (from Canada)! People from out of state are exempt from the state's high sales tax. He wants to end that.which costs businesses business.
(edited to add) RELATED: Washington has what’s the nation’s most regressive state and local tax structure.
