WA governor approves suspension of anti-tax law

1fedupguy said on March 7, 2010 at 9:59 AM

I would like to know why democracy is going the way of the old socialist ways? We vote, and do we get the results we want? We do at the polls, but, when it comes to getting what we want after that I just don't think we do Or it doesn't matter to them after they are in office. Example #1 After her first election win and that of many other people voted in 4 to 6 years ago the first thing our new congress did was vote themselves a pay raise. Can you believe that? Now when money is tight, have any one of them said anything about giving back that raise? NO, they don't think people remember that. Trust me I DO! Now for the new taxes, I am seriously contemplating on moving from this very beautiful state because I can't afford to keep my family FED!!! What was this country founded on? The premise that our for fathers were being taxed to death. Our country is going down the wrong path,our homeless population is being punished by having the things needed most taken away. take care of your voters

slaptop said on March 5, 2010 at 11:06 PM

Just another showing of the contempt this Governor has for the People. IMPEACHMENT or a recall election is our only hope to get rid of this Monster. She should be kicked out of office by any means we can find and then revoke and retract everything lousy thing she has done, plus bar her forever from holding any public off ice of government job for live. Her and all her cronies. She has lied to us, abused the office, and generally thumbed her nose at the good people of this State. She has increased the size of government as well as our tax burden by amounts that are obscene. What we need is a law that gives us the ability to charge such actions as criminal, life without parole would be far too good for the likes of her. IF the media was doing its real job they would be leading the way to get rid of her by exposing the truth of the damage she has caused with her constant greed for ever more of our money.

carlconstantine said on March 2, 2010 at 8:06 PM

Tim Eyman is the only person that I've seen in Olympia that has a freaking brain! People support higher taxes for working class people and businesses in order for DSHS to spend millions and millions of dollars to feed lazy Somali families with 8 to 10 kids and are too lazy to work. TANF & medical benefits is running the state budget into bankruptcy. Just think... when you pay higher taxes, you're feeding lazy Somali immigrants that will not even show up if you give them a job. Good job guys!

bricsa09 said on February 28, 2010 at 11:43 PM

It's unbelievable to me that Tim Eyman would be right next to the Governor, on camera! Who was the idiot that okayed that? I was shocked! The story became about him and not about the Governor and gave him unnecessary legitimacy. I don't care if he made $X to get it passed (initiatives is his occupation) and now it's being set aside. He should never be allowed to stand there and, in a show of disrespect for the office he's too much of a coward to run for - or any other for that matter - be holding his nose and turning his thumb down. At best, he should be sitting in the audience with the rest of us citizens. Interview him after the signing!

pixelater said on February 25, 2010 at 1:30 PM

jackwong aka tomlee, you cannot possibly believe all of the drivel you post. No one could be that ignorant, unless you are an elected official.----What I would like to know is where is the incentive to work hard and make something of your life, only to have it taken and given to others that don't have the drive to be contributing members of society.---My life started in the projects of Holly Park; 7120 Holly Park Dr South. Although it has been 45 years ago I will never forget that address. If I wanted something I had to pay for it. I got a job, earned some money, saved some money and moved forward. I got another job learned a trade and saved more money. I started my own business, hired great people, pay them well and give them medical coverage. Now they are working hard and saving for a better future, but for what? Every time we start to do better the government wants more to take care of those that won't take care of themselves, and those that are not here legally. Enough is enough.

yessir said on February 25, 2010 at 8:05 AM

We saw an example last week from a taxpayer who was fed up and made the country notice! TAKE ACTION Rep... surely you aren't advocating acts of civil bloodshed such as flying airplanes into office buildings are you? Please tell me that's not what you just suggested

w7rkd said on February 25, 2010 at 6:59 AM

If Maryland can fire 80 teachers for under performance and greed, why can't we do that with our elected officials? They say they can't figure out how to adjust the budget, that's is just more lie's because they really do know how and want to stay comfortable and not feel the pain like we do. They don't want to suffer like the rest of us tax payers, such as cuts in pay, cuts in bennefits, and eliminating positions that were created in the last 8 years due to the over inflation of government and wall street greed. Like Eyman said, they want the easy way out, just create more taxes and ignore the reality that government has gotten way too big and they are so obese they cannot get off the couch to do their jobs. It's time for us to clean house and fire the bunch that under perform and have way too much time in the same office and start looking at a new code of ethics that has teeth with jail time penalties. The voters should come first and government should come last.

dazed said on February 25, 2010 at 6:28 AM

I'm bedazzeled at the imcompetence of our elected officials. How in the name of common sense, can you fix an economy that's in the crapper, by taxing people that are struggling to survive, now???? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to do the math. The more you tax people and business, the worse it's going to get, DUH! The governer taxed part of Boeing operations right out of the state, what's next? If this continues, the many of us that have struggled through these hard times, are going to be ruined, totally. The Roman Empire fell because of over taxation, the Revolutionary war was because of taxes, what's in store for us in our educated and computerized era? People, it's time to stand up and take the Government back, it's ours not theirs. Get them out, and cut off their perks once they're out, let them do like the rest of us, get a job, if there's any to be had. Enough is enough!

jackwong said on February 25, 2010 at 4:25 AM

Deep down inside, we all know this is the right thing to do. Because we need to balance the budget, and not let the at-risk and the elderly population be hurt by this recession. What the Washington state legislation needs to do is to STAY ON COURSE... and to ignore the opposition's efforts to break the budget. All the opposition wants to do is not allow a balanced budget, so the Rossi camp can just say "told you so."

bigdon said on February 25, 2010 at 4:04 AM

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jonnybeggar said on February 25, 2010 at 1:08 AM

like it was said before, why should i even bother to vote? where is the democracy? i will never vote for her again! i did not want to either time! how are they going to tax us even more? i do not have a job and have a hard time making ends meet as it is! if we are not the highest taxed state there is, i think we are pretty darn close. this is not the first time washington state's government has done this to us. we vote for or against things in this state and when it does not go their way, they just say, we are going to do it anyways and it is for your own good! we are not children and we need to stand up to our government!!

dfr5000 said on February 25, 2010 at 1:08 AM

a big part of the problem is people abusing the same social sevices programs that the state is trying to save I see it every day in my job the medicaid coupon is just like the dizzy pass at the fair unlimited rides to the hospital and the state does little to curtail it maybe if they looked harder at the necessity and made it the individuals resposibility if its not necesary and not just pay it we would save quite a bit.Not to mention people that are working under the table and still getting wellfare

cwppwc said on February 25, 2010 at 12:12 AM

$15 million dollar budget for the Washington State Arts Commission (WSAC)?? So "art" is more important than the "developmentally disabled"? Not only am I disgusted by the priorities of this legislature but also the "Let them eat cake" attitude from our elected politicians who know better than us lowly peasants. Welcome to the revolution!!!!

repetivity said on February 24, 2010 at 11:54 PM

Allow me to explain the problem: ALL YOU HAVE IS TALK ON A WEBSITE! Actually do something that will cause someone to take notice! We saw an example last week from a taxpayer who was fed up and made the country notice! TAKE ACTION! Voting them out doesn't work anymore when they can merely subvert our votes. Stronger actions need be undertaken. We need REPRESENTATIVES, NOT RULERS!

hawihi said on February 24, 2010 at 11:29 PM

Here we go again! Another scum bag slipping it to the tax payers! How in the world did we end up with her? Maybe with a little luck the Gov will decide to open a sandwich shop and they will cut Rey Davis-Bell loose to work his magic once again!

wally said on February 24, 2010 at 11:00 PM

Too bad Idaho can't just annex Eastern Washington... at least then I wouldn't have to move my business and my family. Raise taxes to solve the budget deficit... REDICULOUS!! Stop spending, you incompetent idiots!! That's exactly what we have to do if our businesses are running in the red!!

blackforge said on February 24, 2010 at 10:59 PM

I guess people get what they vote for. I just that I did not have to pay for the people that think just because someone has a "D" behind their name. They will be good for the state. Especially after they did a such a bad job of representing the people that elected them the previous term. I'm not just talking about the Governor.

rainydave said on February 24, 2010 at 10:23 PM

I hope this is a wake up call for the voters.

tranzor said on February 24, 2010 at 10:14 PM

I still can't believe people voted for the current regime, and are still happy about it... they figure if the unemployment rate and mortgage troubles won't doom families in WA, they're hoping that taxing us into oblivion will work instead. Good job to everyone who voted for this group of charlatans!

detour said on February 24, 2010 at 9:42 PM

We should have reelected Dino Rossi. I would like to see what the other party can do. Hell, they might even do something weird like listen to the voters.

kingsolver1000rr said on February 24, 2010 at 8:41 PM

The gov is a evil troll. Since Tim has the know how, please start the recall now!

jalek said on February 24, 2010 at 8:06 PM

Since her first day in office there's only been one theme, more taxes. Now that the economy's down, what's the theme? More taxes. I guess she funded some crazy highway additions and revisions to get some small towns connected to I-5 with higher capacity so developers could make money. How and why? More taxes. Why has she been reelected?

ptrpotpie said on February 24, 2010 at 7:54 PM

It's time for a revolution by taxpayers in this state and this country. I'm going to find out how my lawmakers voted on this issue and will vote NO for them in future elections if they were for this obscene lack of thought for the people that are being taxed out of their homes. What happened to government BY the people and FOR the people. It doesn't exsist. Anything Tim Eyeman brings up I will vote YES for, but now that doesn't matter, because government can just say "no" and "suspend" it. I guess "WE THE PEOPLE" are just too dumb for all you smart government people. Perhaps you could take a pay cut to help make us trust you more, instead of voting yourselves raises when you should be working for us?

factoid said on February 24, 2010 at 7:23 PM

Well if any good can come from this, it would be that folks are fed up with the incompetence the Governor and the Legislature are showing, they vote the scoundrels out of office. It is time to take back this State from the lazy cowards that are side stepping the will of the people. I for one will take any legal opportunity to avoid giving the State anymore of my money. Enough is enough. Raising taxes during a recession has got to be the dumbest thing they can do. They think it's bad now, just look to California. That's what happens when a State bites the hands that feed them. People and businesses will leave in droves, then what are you going to do?

reimiraa said on February 24, 2010 at 7:15 PM

its you guy's on the west side that voted for her.... our votes on the east side of the mountains never amount to you guys...

tootoo said on February 24, 2010 at 7:08 PM

Gregoire - You're Fired.

hank123 said on February 24, 2010 at 7:00 PM

I have no more faith in our government no matter what we vote on they can do as they please, it is time to get rid of them all, term limits and when they are done no more money in their pockets from the tax payers. We don't need tax increases, what we need is people working then every one will be paying in and oh my the state would have money. It is getting harder and harder to live any where in the United States. I wasn't sure I agreed with those of the tea parties, but I think I am changing my mind.

blczz999 said on February 24, 2010 at 6:08 PM

WHY DID YOU HAVE US VOTE ON I-960 IN THE FIRST PLACE!! LET'S SEE, IN 2 TERMS OF GOV. OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, YOU HAVE YET TO TELL THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED YOU INTO OFFICE (IN THE FIRST PLACE) THE TRUTH!! BEFORE YOU FIRST TERM STARTED, YOU SAID YOU WON'T RAISE TAXES. . . IN BETWEEN ELECTIONS YOU TELL THE VOTERS THAT THE STATES "RAINEY DAY FUND" IS OVER 3 BILLION DOLLARS. . . AND BEFORE THIS LAST ELECTION, ONCE AGAIN, YOU SAID THAT YOU WEREN'T GOING TO RAISE TAXES. . . THEN JUST AFTER YOU TAKE OFFICE STARTING YOUR SECOND TERM YOU TELL THE VOTER'S WHO VOTED YOU INTO OFFICE THAT THERE IS A BUDGET DEFECIT . . . AND THEN YOU START IN TALKING ABOUT TAX HIKES, AN CANCELLING PROGRAMS . . . WELL, THERE ARE TWO (2) THINGS I KNOW FOR SURE. #1. I AM SSSOOO GLAD THAT I "DID NOT" VOTE FOR YOU, CAUSE ALL YOU HAVE DONE IS TELL LIE, AFTER LIE, AFTER LIE, TO THE PEOPLE WHO DID VOTE YOU INTO OFFICE!! #2. YOU LIED TO THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED YOU INTO OFFICE!!

chevyz7125 said on February 24, 2010 at 5:58 PM

So much for Democracy.