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BUDGET & TAXES

Commentaries

Legislature doesn't trust state auditor
Commentary | April 8, 2005 | Jason Mercier

The people vs. "their" legislature
Commentary | March 24, 2005 | Jason Mercier

Open Letter to Robin Arnold-Williams, Secretary DSHS
Open Letter | March 15, 2005

EFF testimony regarding HB 1758: Public records reform
Testimony | February 9, 2005 | Jason Mercier

Open Letter to State Legislators, Re: Performance Audits (HB 1064)
Open Letter | February 3, 2005

EFF testimony regarding HB 1134: Creating a public records ombudsman
Testimony | February 1, 2005 | Jason Mercier

Open Letter to State Legislators, Re: Performance Audits
Open Letter | January 28, 2005

Performance audit veto lurking?
Commentary | January 19, 2005 | Jason Mercier

No more budget savings to be found?
Commentary | January 7, 2005

Taxes for services not government jobs
Commentary | October 21, 2004

Boeing appears willing to re-negotiate state subsidy agreement
Open Letter | October 15, 2004 | Bob Williams

The two Washingtons: public versus private employment
Commentary | September 22, 2004 | Michael Vernon and Jason Mercier

WSF workers arrested for stealing fares
Commentary | June 8, 2004 | Jason Mercier

Exclusive report identifies corporate strategy for fleecing state government
Commentary | May 20, 2004

Free at Last? Almost... April 15: Washington Tax Freedom Day
Commentary | April 12, 2004

EFF offers five-step program to address chronic audit findings
Commentary | March 24, 2003

Governor Locke calls for $1 billion annually in new education spending
Commentary | February 5, 2004 | Lynn Harsh

Deja vu for Oregon's tax increase advocates
Commentary | February 4, 2004

What To Do About the Looming Billion Dollar Budget Deficit?
Commentary | January 27, 2004 | Lynn Harsh

Evergreen Freedom Foundation testimony regarding SB 6391
Testimony | January 22, 2004 | Jason Mercier

Oregon tax reformers put cart before horse
Commentary | December 8, 2003 | Jason Mercier & Marsha Richards

How Washington State Balanced Its Budget
Commentary | November 1, 2003 | Heartland Institute

Washington's business climate: "We suck."
Commentary | October 24, 2003 | Bob Williams

Revenue forecast highlights need for legislators to begin priorities review
Commentary | September 19, 2003 | Jason Mercier

If only happy-talk was enough to land the 7E7. . .
Commentary | September 10, 2003 | Bob Williams

Accountability: Low state priority?
Commentary | July 25, 2003 | Jason Mercier

Does the state really need taxpayer funded lobbyists?
Commentary | July 9, 2003 | Jason Mercier

Open letter to state legislators, RE: State budget policy
June 23, 2003 | Bob Williams

Revenue forecast dips into reserves
Commentary | June 20, 2003

WEA cries "Wolf!" again
Commentary | June 18, 2003

State’s anti-business climate begins to thaw
Commentary | June 12, 2003

Open letter to state legislators, RE: Business climate
June 3, 2003 | Bob Williams

Nine days left to adopt 2003-05 budget . . . and avoid a misdemeanor
Commentary | May 23, 2003 | Jason Mercier

Still time to implement true performance audits
Commentary | May 14, 2003

Chopp’s unreasonable demands
Commentary | May 13, 2003 | Bob Williams

House spending proposal incomplete and unbalanced
Commentary | May 5, 2003

That's a (legislative) wrap
Commentary | April 30, 2003 | Bob Williams

House budget spends $1 billion more than Senate
Commentary | April 16, 2003

Senate passes budget with no new taxes
Commentary | April 4, 2003

Taxpayer group reacts to Senate budget
Commentary | April 2, 2003

$136 million spending increase passes House
Commentary | March 31, 2003

Accountability in action
Commentary | January 31, 2003

Bergeson flunks Budget 101
Commentary | December 19, 2002

Embracing "Priorities of Government"
Commentary | December 17, 2002

Reform L&I before increasing rates
Commentary | December 2, 2002

Governor, budget team outline innovative solution to state deficit
Commentary | November 7, 2002

Need a job? Maybe a laptop will help
Commentary | November 4, 2002 | Jason Mercier

Chicken Littles in our midst
Commentary | September 20, 2002 | Marsha Richards

A few too many hiccups in Liquor Board's accounting
Commentary | August 14, 2002

Crime does pay at UW
Commentary | August 1, 2002 | Bob Williams

Budget Spring Cleaning
Commentary | April 30, 2002 | Jason Mercier

$1 billion plus reasons why
Commentary | April 22, 2002 | Jason Mercier

They'll be back!
Commentary | March 15, 2002

Strange Economics, Professor Brown
Commentary | March 6, 2002 | Lynn Harsh

Silly performance audit bill attempts to deflect critics
Commentary | February 14, 2002 | Lynn Harsh

Locke declares War on Taxpayers
Commentary | February 5, 2002

Governor's speech: All talk, no action
Commentary | January 15, 2002 | Bob Williams

Democrats acknowledge benefits of tax cuts
Commentary | November 5, 2001

Lower tax burden? Depends on you definition
Commentary | October 29, 2001

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1 Part Honesty; 2 Parts Arrogance

At a March 23, 2005, House Appropriations hearing on a bill to gut the voter-approved I-601 spending limit, Rep. Jim McIntire (D) asked a supporter of I-601’s two-third supermajority requirement for the legislature to raise taxes the following question:

"Can you name a time when we [legislators] have actually not just set it [supermajority requirement] aside by majority vote? I mean, this is in many respects a procedural motion that has no bearing. It’s a statutory constraint that cannot constrain any legislature that chooses as a majority to set it aside . . . have we ever used a supermajority [to raise taxes]?"

- Rep. Jim McIntire (D - 46)
(360) 786-7886

Despite the arrogance of some state officials, Washington's constitution is clear: "All political power is inherent in the people..."

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