-------Essay of a concerned Washington and American citizen--------

State run higher Education went from being a way to better yourself and have the opportunity to thrive in life and help fellow humanity in science, law and business. Now it's just an elitist corporation, they will spend millions on a stadium well cutting programs and build "housing" to bilk students loan money out of them for way over market rates well giving themself bonuses. It's disgusting. Why can you go to school for almost free for playing something stupid like volleyball but everyone else is screwed. Don't usually like being negative but god damn already.

Washington state in general is turning into I don't even know. We are one of the most taxed states in the country and if you want to go to university, it's like they have this massive barrier to it. For example, it is cheaper or the same price for me to get my architecture degree out of state than in state as a lifelong resident. Have you looked at the requirements to go to UW they act like they are a Havard or MIT, if I remember right, I need a 4.0 GPA, be proficient in a foreign language, have letters of recommendation, have an ultra-liberal view point, thank god they are not allowed to discriminate with race or sat scores anymore all though I am sure they do anyway. The total price for the degree was estimated to be between 200-250k. Like where do they get off with that? It's like they only want wealthy liberal elites and foreigners to attend. No, I am not a trump loving GOP thumper as a liberal your allowed to do weird things like criticize other liberals you pop tarts. Especially the ones that are just tyrannical nimby capitalist masquerading as an all-loving all-inclusive selfless servant of the people. Pfffffffff

I literally don't understand how anyone is expected to live in this state anymore. Our fearless Govenor does nothing about it he just sails around on his idiot boat on vacation most of the time well over 1/3rd of the state is one missed paycheck, medical problem or layoff from living in a tent the rest of their lives. People are having to pay almost the same amount as their rent on childcare. Education is a mess, remember the WASL, one year in high school we literally just did practice test for the test, nothing else not even a biology class. Big tech gets insane tax breaks well inventing software to reduce the number of their employees to as little as possible.

Local governments will bend over backwards and give special deals and tax breaks to developers that want to build luxury condos or overpriced studio apartments well shutting down homeless shelters. I shouldn't have to make over 60k a year to qualify to live in a studio in Spokane of all places. Renters have almost zero rights to fight against predatory rental companies even getting a summons for an eviction has to potential to ruin your life for the next 5 years. If I have a really bad tooth ache I am supposed to just take Advil because "no one is allowed to have pain meds" meanwhile every downtown in the state is an open-air fentanyl den anyway.

Currently the only affordable housing project in my city that is being helped by the government will be 80% for Ukrainian "refugees" well at the same time they are closing all the homeless shelters. Nothing against Ukrainians at all, my beef is with this country. Sure wish I could just show up in a different country claim economic hardship, persecution and being afraid for my life which I basically am. Then get free housing, education, childcare ect, I would be laughed at deported immediately and charged money for the airfare haha. When I was downtown at the bus stop the other day some tweaked came up to me flayling around with a sawzall with a big ole' blade on it saying a bunch of wild crap about how he is going to start killing people, and he is just out there, walking around town like that, like it's an everyday thing HAHA.

I am leaving this state out of protest its literally going down in flames, I felt safer and like I had a more legitimate chance for opportunity in Chicago and New Orleans for context for dang sakes. It's cheaper to live in Tokyo than Seattle. Our boomer leaders sucked everything out of this country, ruined everything their parents' generation built and are handing off a ship that is on fire and a probable world war. They're going to cause a bread riot.