From: pat@rwing.UUCP (Pat Myrto)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
Subject: Re: Taxes
Date: 21 Nov 92 17:03:28 GMT
Distribution: seattle
Organization: Totally Unorganized

In article <4303@bcstec.ca.boeing.com> robs@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Robert Sipe) writes:
>In article <4300@bcstec.ca.boeing.com> hall@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Robert J. Hall) writes:
>>Being that the Seattle residents are probably more familiar with our new
>>governor than the rest of us, what can we expect from Mike Lowry in the
>>future? (Besides taxes on everything that doesn't grow under rotten logs,
>>of course.)
>
>Well, in this morning's issue of the liberal PI he quite clearly states
>that he must raise taxes to balance the budget.  As a consolation he has

You aren't SURPRISED, are you?  Lowery has always been extremely willing
to spend OTHER people's money.   You can also bet that he will do his
best to torpedo the halfway decent gun laws in this state, too.  Not
because of any problem, just because HE doesn't like guns in the hands
of commoners.  He even opposed allowing the issue to go on the floor of
congress for fair debate on merits or lack of merits when he was in the
US Congress (the McLure-Volkmer Bill).  His reason was "I know what is
best for the people better than they do" when I wrote asking him to not
necessarily support the bill, just support bringing it out of committed
to permit debate.  I wish I had saved that letter, it was one of the
most arrogant replies I have ever received from a congresscritter.

>pledged to reduce spending as well.   He plans to increase gas taxes.  He
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sure he will.  AFTER he gets in all the social programs he wants...  It
sure would be nice to get some letters sent to this fellow telling him
we want him to get the spending down and deficit cut FIRST, then PERHAPS
we can talk about a SMALL revenue enhancement.  In other words, prove
that added revenue won't be pissed down a rat-hole first.

>states that a 20 cent increase per gal would not be exceptable but he will
>ask for a number as high as he can.  He is also making a pitch to increase
>the sales tax.  By how much he won't yet reveal.  He also wants to increase

Why doesn't he want the people to know what he plans?  Couldn't be because
he doesn't want a recall petition this early?  :-)

>or add taxes to services like financial planners, bond and money market
>accounts to name a few.  One of the items he wants to pay for from
>increased taxes is alternate transportation serivices.  

What has happened to all the revenue from the lottery, existing gas
taxes which have been increased several times allready, motor registration
fees, sales taxes, use taxes, B&O taxes, tax taxes, and the like?  Didn't
he campaign on reducing the deficit, and to consider 'revenue enhancements'
as a LAST resort?  Here he is considering them as a FIRST choice...
Like Clinton campaigning on reducing the fed deficit, and now he is saying
he may have to INCREASE it (to impliment his social programs...).  Don't
say we didn't warn you about Slick Willie, or folks like him!!!  Many
of us predicted he would do NOTHING to reduce the deficit.

>As a means of cutting costs he expects to reduce the number of employees of
>the state by 1000-1500.  

Excepting his buddies, and faithful party members, of course....

>KING county residents are now paying an additional $12.00 per year on their
>residence and employeers $12.00 per employee to cover the costs of bridge
>and road repair.  Lowery is not even in office yet and look what the liberal
>demos are getting away with.  It is a good thing the demos have a mandate. 

If he has his way, he will raise sales tax, add an income tax, raise
gas tax, and a few others I didn't think of, and then wonder why the
state sinks into recession as businesses fold or move out of state (which
will result in a need for further tax increases to support the added
social programs needed, as well as 'maintain services').

I was really amazed how he was able to BS the state into thinking he has
changed from the way he was when he ran for the Senate.  The only difference
is he removed that Yassir Arafat beard...  Otherwise he is the same Lowery
as he was 5 - 10 years ago.  Us Washingtonians have been HAD.  And WE
will pay, not Mr LOWery.

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