Speaking of Tax Increases…Hubby critiques the notice about the “EMS Levy Lid Lift” from Everett WA Utilities

Can any of my readers figure out what the phrase EMS Levy Lid Lift means? Well, if not, I will explain. EMS means "Emergency Medical Services", meaning the 911 system which dispatches ambulances to reports of accidents and medical emergencies in Everett. In the state of Washington, EMS is part of the Fire Departments, and …

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*SMASH! BANG!! OW!! BOOM! OOF!! And the blows just keep coming for Washingtonians.

All day, every day now, more and more information comes to light regarding what our "elected" officials are raining down on the law-abiding, tax-paying citizens of Washington State. They are getting us coming and going, literally. Washington State has one of the only Death Taxes in America, and it is the highest of any state. …

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Welcome to Chinatown-International District Seattle. Epicenter of Crime and Drugs.

As usual, the Downtown Seattle Association (business group) is urging Seattle residents to go downtown for festivities. Funny how they ignore the homeless tents, filth, pro-Palestine demonstrations (hijacked the tree-lighting ceremony last year), and crime that have plagued downtown since 2020. https://twitter.com/downtownseattle/status/1991918752091545883?s=20 KOMO did post photos from last night's tree lighting. See them HERE. I …

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The Decline of Seattle is approaching, at an accelerated pace.

This week was the primary election, and the office of Mayor of Seattle is in play, among other interesting electoral contests. Now, I don't live in Seattle, so I have no stake in who their (far or farther Left) mayor is, and the "voters" rarely fail to voluntarily mess up their city. This election did …

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Environmentalists are the reason for skyrocketing gasoline prices

Primarily due to the fact that environmental groups, through lawsuits and other means of obstruction, have successfully prevented the building of ANY new oil refineries in the US. The last new refinery was built in the 1970's, and the existing refineries are nearing the end of their useful lives. Oil companies are even being prevented …

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