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

On By rushbabe49In Authoritarianism, business, Culture, Economics, environmentalism, government, Media and the Internet, Politics in the Age of Trump, Progressive "Thought", social media, transportation, Washington State PoliticsLeave a comment

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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*Guest Author: Brian Heywood on the Environment Candidate’s Successors, and the WA Legislature’s Hatred of Petroleum (except when they benefit). Readers, this will have you laughing, or maybe crying.

On By rushbabe49In Authoritarianism, business, Culture, Economics, Energy/Petroleum, government, Guest Blogger, Politics in the Age of Trump, Progressive "Thought", social media, transportation3 Comments

Olympia : we hate petroleum Olympia : Petroleum companies we are coming for you Big Oil: would it help if we donated to your campaigns? Olympia: Well, it might help a little bit Big Oil: what if we gave you a lot of money and changed our name? Olympia: to what? Big Oil: How about …

Continue reading *Guest Author: Brian Heywood on the Environment Candidate’s Successors, and the WA Legislature’s Hatred of Petroleum (except when they benefit). Readers, this will have you laughing, or maybe crying.