Yesterday I laid out a lot of what the Washington State Democrat Legislature is doing to us today. If you think things can’t get any worse, just look at this list of what they have planned for the 2027 legislative session in Olympia. And these aren’t just “ideas” for what they might propose, some of these ideas have already been written up as proposed laws, to be filed the first day of the new session. I thank Republican Representative Travis Couture, who should know, for this list of additional laces on the straitjacket being applied to every taxpaying Washington citizen. Please be sitting down when you read this. Emphasis mine.

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(sic) 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) 

Now, the above is the list of taxes and destructive policies that the Democrats and Socialists (actually the same people) in Olympia have planned for the near future. Below is Mr. Couture’s commentary on that list, and his notes about what will be needed from us, the Taxpayers, in November to prevent those horrors from becoming reality.

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

Now, Washington Citizens, what will YOU be doing between today and November to keep this horrific list of new taxes, reduced law enforcement, and increasingly out-of-control state spending from becoming an awful reality? At the very least, you should be making sure all of your friends, relations, and acquaintances are fully aware of the huge stones that are poised to crush us under the boot-heel of insane Democrat government. Please ask your Democrat friends if these are the policies that they support, and make your decisions once they tell you.

IF NOTHING ELSE, YOU MUST VOTE IN NOVEMBER, AND VOTE FOR YOUR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE, TO PREVENT THE DEMOCRATS FROM SENDING OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE OVER THE EDGE INTO POVERTY AND CHAOS.