According to the latest unemployment rates, Washington State is split between King-Snohomish counties and everyone else. The Spokesman reports,
“King County unemployment: 3.3 percent; Snohomish County unemployment 3.6 percent.
“No one else is below 4 percent, although Whitman, which is traditionally low, comes in at 4.3 percent and Asotin at 4.4 percent.
“Some numbers for the rest of the state: Spokane 6 percent; Stevens and Pend Oreille, 8.6 percent; Ferry 9.7 percent.
“But it’s not just Eastern Washington that’s lagging behind the superheated portions of Pugetopolis. Pierce is at 6.2 percent, Mason at 7.1 percent, Lewis at 8.2 percent and Grays Harbor at 8.8 percent.”
Perhaps high unemployment rates across the state explain why state Senate Republicans—who often represent recovering areas of the state outside of Seattle—are not as quick as state House Democrats to raise taxes. Of course, we don’t know whether or not House Democrats have enough votes to pass their historic tax hike proposals… they have yet to actually vote on them.
So, all of those “job-killing” liberal policies have resulted in better economic performance? How did that happen?
Some numbers for the rest of the state: Spokane 6 percent; Stevens and Pend Oreille, 8.6 percent; Ferry 9.7 percent.
And that’s after years and years of the state government in Olympia redistributing billions of dollars of wealth generated by King County to the rest of the state. Why has all of that government welfare not enabled these places to improve?
Perhaps high unemployment rates across the state explain why state Senate Republicans—who often represent recovering areas of the state outside of Seattle—are not as quick as state House Democrats to raise taxes.
Who says they are “recovering”? The only thing we’re hearing from Spokane is a demand we build them yet another freeway with our tax dollars.
Combined, we taxpayers in King and Snohomish counties contributed more than 51% of the state’s tax revenues — while receiving just over 37% of the state’s expenditures. Before we King and Snohomish taxpayers spend a nickel on Senator “Welfare Baum”-garnter’s pet pork freeway boondoggle in Spokane, we need some assurance our money won’t be just thrown down yet another welfare-queen rat-hole east of the mountains.
How about stop raising Taxs period. How about lowering Taxs. How about smaller government. How about stop giving tax payer money away. Just stop. I’m good with that. Who wouldn’t be good with that?
How about stop giving tax payer money away. Just stop. I’m good with that. Who wouldn’t be good with that?
I would be! Please let us know how your campaign to “Just stop” wealth created in King County from being redistributed east of the Cascades fares with the Republicans in places like Spokane.
Really Hamster Brain? Don’t vote for that then. Don’t send tax money anywhere. Stop if it bothers you so much. How hard is that? U Num-Skull, Back on the wheel………..
Interesting how you failed to mention how the billions for the hole to nowhere is going to be dumped on the state taxpayer, but yeah, distract by mentioning some highway, I’m sure someone will fall for it.
If you’re referring to the SR-99 tunnel, Seattle’s taxpayers are on the hook for any overruns.
State taxpayers are on the hook for overruns, the text saying Seattle is responsible is just words on paper, and isn’t enforceable at all.
Whatever. Since most of the money for the entire state government comes from the taxpayers closest to the SR-99 tunnel, it matters not one bit if there’s an enforceable piece of paper or not; the money will still come from us.
Likewise with the money for Sen. “Welfare-Baum”-gartner’s pet pork project. The difference is that SR-99 helps the creation of wealth in King County, and the Spokane pork-barrel fork-over may or may not benefit anyone, ever.