by Editor | Dec 23, 2000 | Taxes
WASHINGTON, DC — Feeling strapped for cash as you prepare to take off for Christmas vacation? Maybe that’s because hidden travel taxes have added an astounding 41% to the cost of your trip, Libertarians say. “For most Americans, Christmas is a season...
by Editor | Dec 15, 2000 | 24th Legislature, Taxes
The $22.7 billion budget proposed this week by Gov. Gary Locke could drag the state into a financial emergency and set the stage for a likely tax increase, according to Rep. Jim Buck. The Locke budget, which Buck described as shortsighted and perilous, includes $1.2...
by Editor | Nov 11, 2014 | Taxes
Washington Policy Center November 7, 2014 At a post election press conference earlier this week Governor Inslee was asked about his 2012 campaign promise not to ask for tax increases and how that squares with his new calls for tax increases to address the McCleary...
by Editor | Oct 16, 2014 | Life and Liberty, Taxes
By Deborah Collier |Wastewatcher October 2014, On July 15, 2014, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act. This legislation would make the current moratorium on Internet access taxes, which was first enacted...
by Editor | Apr 24, 2014 | Citizen Action, Taxes
Tim Eyman saysI told you so April 23, 2014 Sky Valley Chronicle (SEATTLE, WA) — There’s something about those car tab fees that continue to turn voters off. King County voters are saying no to proposed sales tax hike and an increase in the car tab fee to...
by Editor | Mar 17, 2014 | Accountability, Govt Agencies, Taxes
Commentary by Pearl Rains-Hewittwww.behindmyback.org Posted 3/17/2014 Don’t you just love a guy with a sense of humor, attitude and documentation? His bottom line Sorry, the environment comes first. In life, only three things are certain — death, taxes and...
