The present system taxes already taxed services and seems to be designed to hide the amount of taxes paid by any one business. An honest, open and simplified tax structure would be a great improvement. Homeowners are in a similar situation. The complicated tax structure has made it difficult to understand where their tax dollars are being spent. Only 20 percent of our tax dollars are raised and spent locally at the present time.
Voters deserve to see their tax dollars at work.
Financial records and patient records should be shared only when the individual or couple consent. Names, addresses and phone numbers may be shared without consent. I do not believe financial institutions should be exempt. Many already inform their customers that they will share information in certain situations. A commission studying transportation funding says a new financing mechanism is needed to keep Washington transportation projects on track.