Some of the crazy policies Democrats have in store for next January in Olympia:
- a statewide payroll tax on jobs, modeled after Seattle’s disastrous jump start head tax
- a new tax on unrealized capital gains, which is money you’ve invested for things like retirement but have not collected
- tripling property taxes and increasing it annually by inflation and population
- reduce the threshold of the new state income tax below $1M to apply to the middle class if not defeated in November
- a new “margins tax” scheme (analysis tbd)
- more reckless spending and more deficits where democrats cut from the vulnerable in programs that work, to give even more to their special interests in programs that do nothing but make everything worse.
- effectively eliminating juvenile detention for juvenile gang offenders like the Bite of Seattle shooter
- using state government to sell and distribute hard drugs like fentanyl
- eliminating penalties for sex offenders who pray on children
- close down prisons and early release violent criminals into communities
- reduce law enforcement, eliminate bail, and destroy our criminal justice system by making it impossible to obtain a public defense, effectively releasing criminals before they ever see a court room
- redistricting Republican lawmakers out of existence to create a permanent and generational democratic super majority (the most dangerous)
You might have read this list and had a gut reaction that this is rhetorical politics. But every one of the things I just listed are actual legislation that democrats have introduced in Olympia recently or policy recommendations passed to them by their allies. They’ve already promised these. All are just a few things Republicans were able to defeat along with the few moderate Democrats left in Olympia.
If Democrats in Olympia are emboldened by results in November, and the moderate Democrats replaced by socialist Democrats, this is just a taste of what we are in for.
I don’t know about you, but that list is absolutely a devastating failure that will take reasonable people a generation to come back from.
60% of WA voters who did not vote in the last election were Republicans and Independents. That means we have an opportunity to save ourselves before it’s too late, push back together against socialism and communism, and demand reason and common sense once again.
If the list I provided isn’t motivation to vote, nothing is.
I’ve heard “what do republicans in WA stand for?”
- free markets and capitalism, not cronyism or socialism
- lower taxes and more of your money left in your own pocket, we introduced billions in tax relief from property taxes, gas taxes, sales taxes, and more.
- combatting our drug crisis with accountability and treatment, not free needles and houses with no rules.
- protecting victims of crime, including sexual assault and domestic violence survivors, and protecting children from abuse and neglect.
- a small government that protects those who cannot protect themselves, and does what it’s supposed to do very efficiently.
- fiscal responsibility with balanced budgets that live within their means and produce tangible results for all Washingtonians.
- ensuring our social safety net lifts people up and makes them whole and productive, not forever dependent on politicians
- promoting justice and accountability with a robust and fair public safety system that is well-funded, respected, and supported.
- protecting your constitutional rights as found in the U.S. and WA State Constitutions, not by erasing the rights others find inconvenient.
- promoting a transportation system with high quality roads that reduce traffic, increase freight mobility, and improve our environmental quality - with transit systems that are efficient, clean, and safe.
- infrastructure improvements that help development of housing and jobs, improve the quality of life in WA, and lower costs
@JayInslee Your neighbors hate you and reached out to the Republican candidates who ran for Governor every cycle you ran and begged us to beat your *ss. They wanted you gone off their island so bad.
Jay Inslee was governor for 12 years.
During that time, Washington's CO2 emissions increased virtually every year.
He is a failed politician who wasted years and billions of dollars on climate policies that did nothing to address the problem he says is most important. #waleg
Two different posts from earlier today. A study in contrast.
Curtis Graham is the husband of my legislative colleague Rep. Jenny Graham. Their house burned. They're OK, but he's devastated. Conservative guy, writing from the heart.
The former WA governor is a delusional grifter who's lately been peddling a wildfire "insurance" scam. Still thinks he can get some big DC job. Maybe the US Senate seat currently held by Patty Murray.
Which one is politicizing the fires?
@JayInslee F*** off. This is your fault you worthless POS. It was under your pathetic excuse of leadership that our state agencies are a disaster. The blame of this summer lies directly in front of your feet.
@JayInslee Oh. This is rich coming from the man who let thugs attack and destroy a police headquarters in downtown Seattle where vital records were destroyed, and who let them take over several blocks for days keeping out law enforcement. FUJI.
Pathetic. Bob Ferguson can’t even own what he is doing to Washington’s economic future with this ill conceived income tax without this ridiculous claim that “Donald Trump & Congress made me do it.” I never thought Jay Inslee could be topped for brazen political jackassary, but here we are.
@stevemgordon67 Last week, I took a moment to watch silky cat and dog videos with my principal's daughter. We laughed so hard. It felt so good to reset my brain.