Nov 11 2008
How can you tell when a politician is lying to you? It’s when their lips are moving
Governor Christine Gregoire accompanied by a healthy entourage of Democrats in the Washington State legislature assured us that they would not raise taxes. The Governor claimed during the campaign that “now is not the time to raise taxes”.
What she meant was that as long as she was in jeopardy of being defeated in the election, she wasn’t going to talk about raising taxes. Well, now that jeopardy has passed, so guess what’s coming.
Our state is staring down a deficit of up to $3.2 Billion. Revenue projections from existing tax sources will not meet our needs. Moreover, promises made to special interests by majority Democrats and the Governor must be met to avoid political backlash. Therefore the only way those folks can think of to balance a budget is to raise taxes.
The votes from last Tuesday’s haven’t even been fully counted, but already House Speaker Frank Chopp and Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown have signaled they intend to raise taxes. The restrictive provisions of Initiative 960 stand in the way, and the State Supreme Court has not yet ruled on that suit brought by Senator Brown last year. If she gets what she wants, the pathway is clear to ratchet up your taxes.
Lisa Brown told the Seattle Times a couple of days ago that the legislature will have to “look” at tax increases and to allow current tax exemptions to expire. That kind of talk means that state government will be confiscating more of your money just as soon as those politicians can work out the details.
Never mind what they told you during the campaign. The Governor and the state’s Democrats in the legislature have had their sites set on tax increases all along. Of course they’ll claim that post election circumstances have led them to the unfortunate decision to have to raise your taxes, but the foundation was being laid even as these politicians swore they’d never take your money.
Hold on to your wallets, Gregoire, Brown and Chopp are planning to make them lighter.
(3 votes, average: 2.33 out of 5)
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Funny how the last 8 years you never had this to say about the prez and his cohorts. They lied about as often as they drew breath.