The Kingdome might be gone, but the $28.4 million in excess tax money raised to build a new roof of the now-imploded stadium will be nobly called … “Building for Culture” legislation: • Investing for Youth: $1,631,500 — Providing the resources needed to develop the audien[...]
Posts Tagged ‘taxes’
January 25th, 2016 - 8:46 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
PORK: what King County did With $28 million in left over funds
November 23rd, 2015 - 12:26 pm § in Misc.
Pfizer Takes its Money and Runs
Robert Reich Patents owned by foreign companies should be protected, but not for the extended periods drug companies have recently won. But foreign companies—and Pfizer will become one—should not be allowed to lobby in the US or contribute to US political campaigns.[...]
April 17th, 2015 - 11:03 pm § in The Ave Scene
DAVID PRESTON: “Darling Leader”wants to raise King County taxes so government can get its hooks into our kids
. “Revenue raised by the levy would also provide mental health screenings for all kids in King County, increase funding for programs that prevent homelessness, and provide universal access to developmental screenings for infants, among ot…her goals.” . Mental health screenings for [...]
April 8th, 2015 - 1:07 am § in Misc.
How Much of UW Tuition Goes to Admin?
“the total number of full-time faculty members … grew from 11,614 to 12,019 between 1975 and 2008, the total number of administrators grew from 3,800 to 12,183 — a 221 percent increase” While recently we have read a lot about the efforts of the state legislature to cap and redu[...]
March 2nd, 2015 - 6:14 pm § in The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: 2/3 TAX VOTE RULE IN SENATE ILLEGAL
Governor Jay Insley has proposed a $15 billion transportation package. The package, as usual, is vehemently opposed by Tim Eyman who argued that passage of the new taxes to support the package should require a 2/3 vote by a majority. Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen ruled against Eyman. He rule[...]
February 8th, 2015 - 11:14 pm § in The Ave Scene
WASTATE #1: The worst tax burden for the average citizen
1. Washington > ITEP index score: -12.6% > Effective tax rate lowest 20%: 16.8% (the highest) > Effective tax rate top 1%: 2.4% (5th lowest) > 2013 Gini coefficient (pre-tax): 0.46 (19th lowest) Washington’s score of -12.6% was the worst in the nation. The poorest 20% of families paid [...]
February 8th, 2015 - 1:08 pm § in Misc.
WASTATE: Republican Welfare
Republican Counties Are the State’s Real Welfare Queens Welfare State – Washington’s Republican counties depend on Western Washington’s money. How can they survive the state budget cuts they demand? -… thestranger.com[...]