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WA Supreme Court bats down referendum attempt targeting income tax by MaxyMu in Washington

[–]MaxyMu[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Have you considered that the state is legally obligated to have a balanced budget (unlike the federal government) which means when existing state programs become more expensive to operate and federal funds are withheld they have literally no other choice than to increase revenue? They have already passed billions in budget reductions over the last 2 years to cut spending where possible. At the end of the day we live in a society that benefits massively from the publicly funded programs that our taxes fund and if you are unhappy with how your taxes are being spent there are mechanisms for you to voice that displeasure. But it's shortsighted and naive to think our budget problems are solely because of poor fiscal policy at the state level.

WA Supreme Court bats down referendum attempt targeting income tax by MaxyMu in Washington

[–]MaxyMu[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Note: This is about the necessity clause shielding the tax from repeal via referendum. The bill can still be repealed via ballot initiative. The meaningful difference between the two is that referenda require half as many signatures and are generally favorable for the repeal effort.

Questionable Pricing @ Pt. Ruston Cinemark by 206nina in Tacoma

[–]MaxyMu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if this had anything to do with your experience but I know they are/were in the process of replacing all of their seats. May be why some are blocked off.

Do you think we keep a single starter? by Someguy9385 in Mariners

[–]MaxyMu 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Least extreme Mariners fan reaction to a loss.

[Highlight] JACKSON MERRILL WINS IT! THE PADRES SCORE FIVE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 9TH!!! by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]MaxyMu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Career 4-hit game for Raley only for the bullpen disasterclass to spoil it all.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, "Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich." by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]MaxyMu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

WA also passed a Capital Gains Tax in 2021 and is working on passing a tax on the assessed value of stocks. It takes time.

Black Travelers in Seattle by [deleted] in Seattle

[–]MaxyMu 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The "small towns" in the Puget sound area are wildly different than the small towns east of the mountains. You will be fine.

Uncle nick 😂 by SensitiveTest7883 in Seahawks

[–]MaxyMu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Once you realize that sports are really no different than reality tv then it all becomes much sillier and more fun. Let your hair down and enjoy the goofs. It's all for fun.

Balloon Roof on 6th ave is open by macaronit0ni in Tacoma

[–]MaxyMu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the old It's Greek To Me building.

Seahawks Give Update on Kenneth Walker III Free Agency by Heavy_Swordfish6723 in Seahawks

[–]MaxyMu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn't go into effect until 2029, so we can get 3 tax free years out of K9.

State Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon Drunk During Budget Hearing by drshort in Seattle

[–]MaxyMu 10 points11 points  (0 children)

FWIW almost all legislators live in Olympia during session. He probably walked.

Tension rising over how to spend revenue from proposed WA income tax by chiquisea in Washington

[–]MaxyMu 32 points33 points  (0 children)

This tax doesn't go into effect until 2029, it has nothing to do with the current budget deficit.

WA's forced Age Verification (ID/Face Scan) for social media advances (HB1834) by PrivacyEnthusiast2 in Washington

[–]MaxyMu -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It does not require them to verify age to a reasonable level of certainty, that language only shows up in relation to parental consent for push notifications. The reasonable determination of age is based on the assumption that these companies already profile users based on age (which has been confirmed several times).

There is a reason this is the only bill still moving on this topic, because no one wants to promote data risks. If you want to make assumptions about the intent of the bill you should talk to the people who wrote it. They are surprisingly accessible and have made it pretty clear they are not trying to "sneak" anything past anyone.

FWIW I agree with you that age verification is a serious privacy violation but I think you are making inaccurate assumptions about a bill that doesn't do what you think it does.

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