[lbo-talk] voters, man

[Hecker Steve]

The opposition did a great job at stoking paranoia on this as the  
nose in the tent for extending it to everyone. There's history here  
too. In WA the legislature can suspend or amend ballot measures after  
2 years and has done that with tax limitation measures in the face of  
the budget crisis. In fact Tuesday voters overwhelmingly approved a  
California style 2/3 vote requirement on all tax increases. It was a  
bad day for revenue all around.

On Nov 4, 2010, at 8:54 AM, Doug Henwood wrote:


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> On Nov 4, 2010, at 11:39 AM, Hecker Steve wrote:
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>> Washington has no state income tax and it gets destroyed at the  
>> polls whenever proposed.
>
> Why? Is $200,000+ seen as the thin edge of the wedge, even if it is  
> aimed at the fat boys?
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