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BUDGET & TAXES
Opinion Editorials Feds point to Washington as
example of priority-based budgeting Independent performance audits
within reach Drying up the state’s
liquor monopoly Time to arm citizens to combat
government fraud Labor council hides political
spending Union officials disrespect
working men and women A lesson in milking a cash
cow Performance Audits: Blueprint
for Government Accountability Washington’s business climate
is still a problem The new meaning of "emergency" Seven Concerns about the Boeing
Contract and Jobs Boeing deal unmasks true state
of business climate State
L&I needs to clean up its own act, not raise rates Locke's budget amnesia Serial killer claimed workers'
comp for injuries sustained dragging bodies? UI reforms and unaccountable
agencies An ounce of budget leadership Say
So Long to State Budget Deficits Budgeting away tax-and-spend
initiatives Going
to school on state budget reform Ergonomic regs threaten jobs Unemployment
insurance harms labor Locke
. . . taking "efficiency" too far? Why Piddle
Around? Jobs and Economic Development Olympia lawmakers are now
law-breakers Budget . . . what budget? Forecasted state revenue:
$21,404 per minute Speaker Chopp repeating unpleasant
history? Let the economy breathe Where's the accountability?
Don't diversify taxes, decrease
them Common sense budgeting . .
. coming soon? Under the influence It's only our money Terrorists and taxpayers the
problem? It's the spending, stupid Waste of tax dollars can be avoided Jobs vs. unemployment handouts Washington needs a permanent
"tax holiday" The road to economic recovery
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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) Despite the arrogance of some state officials, Washington's constitution is clear: "All political power is inherent in the people..." |
