Dispatch from the Battlefield. The hits keep coming, on the battered population of Washington State.

It often seems that the citizens of Washington State can't seem to catch a break. The fight against the looming Income Tax continues, and the ordinary people can seem like they are sleeping through the whole thing. Let's Go Washington, the citizen group fighting the income tax, and struggling to pass all three of their …

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*Very Clever, Washington Democrats! Screwing the Public Employee Unions who support your Income Tax!

It seems that the Legislature of Washington State, when it passed its "Millionaires Tax" this year, inserted a bunch of little time bombs for their Public Employee Unions. The Teachers Union is the largest supporter of Democrats at all levels of government, and they have a huge weight to throw around. They allocate the millions …

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WASHINGTON STATE VOTERS! PLEASE PAY ATTENTION! PRIMARY ELECTION APPROACHING!

And yes, I do mean to shout. The Primary and General elections in the Democrat-Ruled State of Washington are the most significant for the survival of our state, and its ability to continue as a "going concern." We have already seen the departure or announcements of departure of large companies that in the past, made …

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The Day of the Cost Increases for Businesses and Individuals in Washington State

July 1 is a very important day in Washington State. It is the day that costs increase, reliably, year after year, with no endpoint. First, the standout increase that affects every single resident of Washington State. That is the increase in the gas tax. Last year, the Democrat Legislature passed a law that increases the …

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Rush Limbaugh Quote of the Day: On the effects of Taxation

The Great Rush Limbaugh had this to say about liberals, economics, and taxation: Hey, by the way, it was just pointed out to me that the left does understand how raising taxes reduces economic activity. How about the desire for increasing cigarette taxes, soda taxes? What are they trying to do? Get you to buy …

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*The Financialization of Everything: Engineer discusses Windows 11; RushBabe49 applies it to another area.

Just recently, a new guy I follow on X did a very enlightening post on Windows 11, and how Microsoft succumbed to the trend toward the bean-counters running the show. Reproduced entirely below, with link to original X post at the bottom. He connects all the dots leading to the short-circuiting of the process of …

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It’s Guest Author Day on Calling-all-RushBabes. First up: A gentleman who posts on X as SightBringer, explaining the youth “DoorDash Lifestyle”

I hadn't really thought much about this mostly-urban phenomenon, but this explanation brings together a myriad of influences on the young adults who populate cities and some suburbs. See if this rings true to you. Link to original article at the end, which shows the Reddit post that the author is responding to. The “DoorDash …

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China turning into a Potemkin Country?

I came across this story in the Epoch Times about a mostly-unknown crisis in Communist China. Their population is rapidly aging, and since the huge re-estate collapse their "social insurance" program is in big trouble. Due to the disastrous one-child policy, which led to female infanticide as well as a shrinking overall population, there is …

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