It was strange to see the contrast in the Seattle Times over the weekend in dueling op-eds over Regional Proposition 1 – the ballot measure to raise $54 billion in taxes in King, Pierce and Snohomish … [Read more...]
No reason to believe Sound Transit will complete ST3 in 25 years – but you can bet the taxes will stay around
Sound Transit officials have identified the 25-year wait for light rail to reach Everett and Issaquah – not the staggering $50 billion dollar price tag they put on this boondoggle – as the hardest … [Read more...]
Lessons from the election: Maybe higher taxes aren’t the answer
Outcomes were definitely mixed on Tuesday for those who care about economic growth and efficient government. Republicans did capture complete control in D.C. (except for that oft-pesky 60-vote … [Read more...]
Climate claim about ST3 turns out to be false
Regular Shift readers are well aware that there are a great many reasons to vote against the light rail boondoggle known as Sound Transit 3 – or Proposition 1. Chief among them: It takes too long … [Read more...]
Sound Transit propaganda – your taxes are “free money”
The spin machine has revved into high gear at the Sound Transit campaign to pass the state’s largest-ever tax increase for the $54-billion-dollar boondoggle known as Regional Proposition 1 (or ST3). … [Read more...]
Sound Transit just one of many grabbing for your property taxes
The Seattle Times ran a massive editorial on Sunday, detailing “what’s hiding in your property-tax bill” in the Puget Sound area, with very specific line items for what homeowners pay for in Seattle … [Read more...]
How much will you pay in Sound Transit 3 taxes?
With Sound Transit constantly revising its cost estimates for its latest $54 billion tax-grabbing scam, it can be difficult to estimate how much more you would pay in taxes should the Sound Transit 3 … [Read more...]
Truth be told: Sound Transit should “tap the brakes” on ST3
If Sound Transit’s $54 billion scheme seems rushed, it’s because that fits with the liberals’ transportation agenda for our region. Consider that when the transit agency first introduced the idea of … [Read more...]
Sound Transit moves ST3 timelines, re-enforces untrustworthy image
Sound Transit has a new timeline for its [now over] $50 billion scam, Sound Transit 3 (ST3). According to the Seattle Times: “Light-rail extensions would be built faster than originally proposed, … [Read more...]
ST3: Where the money will come from, and where it will go
Sound Transit is asking taxpayers for quite a lot via its latest tax-raising scam, Sound Transit 3 (ST3). The latest scam would take 25 years to complete (that’s on the highly unlikely chance that … [Read more...]
Sound Transit: “No formula” for key ST3 decisions
The liberal Seattle blog Publicola is not happy with the Sound Transit – though not because the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) plan would cost working families $50 billion, and include taxes that never … [Read more...]
Advice you need: How to shed reality on liberals’ carbon tax, ST3 claims
With this year’s election season in full swing now that the legislature has adjourned, it’s not just the candidates who are stepping up their rhetorical game. The campaigns for ballot measures are … [Read more...]