From: Eep@erg.oy   
      
   XPost: alt.society.labor-unions, seattle.politics, alt.politics.democrats   
      
   On Sat, 04 Jun 2016 22:24:43 -0700, Glen Labah    
   wrote:   
      
   >In article ,   
   > "Leroy N. Soetoro"  wrote:   
   >   
   >> New taxes to fund construction would arrive very gradually, over five   
   >> decades. In Seattle, the east downtown tunnel and five underground   
   >> stations would have to fit among building foundations and other tunnels.   
   >> And in the Northwest, everybody wants to be heard before the dirt turns.   
   >   
   >   
   >And the reason these taxes take a long time to arrive is because the   
   >Seattle area has to go hat in hand begging to the state legislature   
   >every time they want to increase their own taxes.   
   >   
   >Since the state legislature is run by a bunch of anti-tax Republicans,   
   >they have generally made it very difficult for voters to get that   
   >required state legislative approval.   
   >   
   >If you think that liberals represent a "nanny state", then what can be   
   >said about the Republicans who say "We know what's best for you, and for   
   >your own good we won't let you tax yourselves to pay for infrastructure   
   >you need."   
   >   
   >It is a testament to the strength of the Seattle area economy that they   
   >continue to grow in prosperity despite the repeated attempts by the   
   >state Republicans from outside the region to make things miserable.   
      
   Tell us how many WA tax limitation initiatives have been passed   
   overwhelmingly by the voters, just to have (mostly) lib legislators   
   and judges tell us that we really meant to do the opposite, so they   
   can ignore/overturn the will of the people.   
      
   Tim Eyman may be a bit slimy, but he sure keeps the left's blood   
   pressure in the stroke zone.   
      
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