I just wish that the politicians would stop messing with the economy, particularly when they are unqualified flops at best with this subject. This is just a "buy your vote with borrowed money" scheme. Even their description of this payout is false and misleading.
To be called a tax rebate you must have paid taxes and this welfare is directed to the 40 percent of those taxpayers who pay no taxes at all.
How about a tax cut?
By Paul Guppy
"On the surface it sounds good." That was one lawmaker's first reaction to a law signed by Governor Gregoire that lets some taxpayers defer up to half of their yearly property tax bill. This lawmaker voted for the bill, but her initial skepticism was well placed.
How about a tax cut?
By Paul Guppy
"On the surface it sounds good." That was one lawmaker's first reaction to a law signed last week by Governor Gregoire that lets some taxpayers defer up to half of their yearly property tax bill. This lawmaker voted for the bill, but her initial skepticism was well placed.
When the subject of transportation comes up, much of the state's political focus is on replacing the viaduct along Seattle's waterfront and building a new 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington. But there are other transportation "mega-projects" that need our attention as well.
For example, in Vancouver, the I-5 and I-205 bridges are critical to our economic vitality. These two bridges are the only connection between Vancouver and Portland where Interstate 84, the main east-west highway, and I-5, the main north-south roadway, meet.
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As we watch Seattle's growth and its neighborhoods struggle with changes that will affect the way people have lived in a city that once discouraged population increases (remember Lesser Seattle?), we are beginning to be concerned for those who are making less than the current $50,000 individual median income.
For those making a lot more, Seattle is developing into a marvelous metropolitan area. Certainly, there are problems of types of people and types of neighborhoods getting used to different environments.
How about a tax cut?
By Paul Guppy
"On the surface it sounds good." That was one lawmaker's first reaction to a law signed last week by Governor Gregoire that lets some taxpayers defer up to half of their yearly property tax bill. This lawmaker voted for the bill, but her initial skepticism was well placed.
Program gives little to hardpressed homeowners
By Paul Guppy
"On the surface it sounds good."
That was one lawmaker's first reaction to a law signed by Governor Gregoire that lets some taxpayers defer up to half of their yearly property tax bill. This lawmaker voted for the bill, but her initial skepticism was well placed.
We are like most cities, we never seem to do much about ending homelessness, we just move it from one place to another. People often are caring and give to food banks, to those feeding the homeless and to other groups which do their best to give some help to those living under staircases, in cars or in abandoned buildings.
But they are still homeless, even many who are trying hard not to be.
I wish to express my appreciation for your insightful endorsement of Proposition 1, the Roads and Transit ballot proposal.
If this proposal fails, there is no Plan B. The opponents to the measure have no alternative, and with a projected one million more people expected to live in the region by the year 2025, we jeopardize our economy and our quality of life by not addressing the traffic problem today.
We've spent 40 years debating transportation in this region.
Vote for a rainy day fund
By Don C. Brunell
When I was in sixth grade, my brother and I got a newspaper route. When we collected our first paycheck and paid our paper bill, my mom took us to the bank and opened a college savings account with part of the extra money. Each month, we put $5 in savings before we spent "big bucks" on movies, tennis shoes or baseball mitts.
My folks grew up during the Great Depression and worked hard just to help their parents pay the bills and put food on the table.
