(sort of). The Taxpayer Protection Initiative requires "either two-thirds legislative approval or voter approval for tax increases". At yesterday's news conference, Mrs. Gregoire endorsed voter approval for tax increases, at least for the "paid family leave" proposal:
"If people are going to be taxed, I think they probably need to have a say in that," Gregoire said.But as much as I want to believe that Mrs. Gregoire has become a tax rebel, that hardly seems plausible.
As with the Viaduct, Gregoire is too craven to make a decision. She wouldn't dare cross the business community on this issue and position herself as a hare-brained anti-business liberal. Yet she's afraid to explain to her base that there are limits to government interference in the workplace and that people should just save for a rainy day instead of always expecting government to take care of them.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at April 03, 2007 03:57 PM | Email ThisCatch this one in the PI regarding she wants a survey to gauge support for a Sonics bailout?
Posted by: swatter on April 3, 2007 04:05 PMIsn't it time Washington had a governor?
Posted by: stu on April 3, 2007 06:51 PMFor those companies and government entities who offer generous paid leave plans, they will most likely cut those plans due to the existance of this plan.
The Government overhead to run this plan will be yet another massive beurocracy. Thus requiring this income tax to be increased, as every tax these people come up with always is.
After the senate passed a massive 64 Billion dollar budget, one would think they could make due with this kind of money, but Mary Margaret from Camano Island, can't even make ends meet with 64 Billion, and is now after even higher taxation.
They all took $16K TO 18K raises this year to boot.
Throw the bums out in 2008, it will serve them right.