A thought on the price of gasoline

Think of it this way. They (the government) tax motor fuel, which society needs second only to water, the way they price alcohol and tobacco. They load it up with multiple different taxes (sales taxes, cap-and-trade taxes, energy taxes, weight taxes, road-use taxes), and in some places the tax burden is higher than the price …

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Guest Author: Travis Couture, WA Legislator, on the impact of all the new taxes on small businesses

This excellent essay was posted on X yesterday, and I think it deserves posting in its entirety. This is what we are experiencing here in Washington State. [emphasis mine] Tariffs aren’t affecting my small business, we manufacture custom cabinetry right here in Washington. What’s hurting us is Democrat tax increases. Everything we create is made …

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Welcome to the State of Taxington

With a DemocRat super-majority in the state legislature, and every state agency staffed by far-left radicals, the citizens had a pretty good idea what was in store for them. That has been amply confirmed this week. Here is what went down in Olympia, with commentary. https://twitter.com/letsgowa/status/1924895940869329257?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Home school your kids https://twitter.com/washingtonsrc/status/1924827450762035450?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/future42org/status/1924925596645392882?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Companies pay into …

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Who they are: DemocRat frantic, fanatic antics

Herewith, some memes and stories of what the TDS-addled DemocRats are getting up to these days. https://twitter.com/realhickory/status/1909552559485759586?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Especially egregious Goes with the above post https://twitter.com/bgatesisapyscho/status/1908799330225451038?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Unhinged Planned, you say? Paid, you say? The DemocRats are the party of violence. They issue death threats on social media frequently. The Left hasn’t had a new idea in …

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You’ve had the Friday Funnies. Now for the Friday Uglies, Seattle and Washington Edition.

These stories are all from today. A big thanks to all the locals who keep us informed about how our state and city politicians are taxing and regulating us into oblivion. https://twitter.com/bkheywood/status/1903235694220415259?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Overturning the will of the People https://twitter.com/vijayinwa/status/1902930873684771140?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Europe tried this and rejected it https://twitter.com/wahousegop/status/1903221151821975798?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ The Left has no limiting principal https://twitter.com/susan_dupres/status/1903240335205290387?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Retirees who …

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New Dispatch From the Insane Asylum that is Washington State and Seattle-Updated

The Democrat-controlled Washington Legislature is gearing up to pass numerous new laws that will profoundly affect all citizens of our state, in adverse ways. Since they can pass any legislation they wish, with no Republican votes, they are free to continue to ruin our formerly-beautiful state and its increasingly struggling people. Herewith, some of what …

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It started out as a long wish list…what is the DemocRat plan for Washington State now?

My readers will remember the accidentally-released wish of new taxes the super-majority Dems want to impose on us. Here’s a reminder: Now that the legislature is in session, here are some examples of what they are asking for. One more thing. The Dems have eliminated their own rule that a bill must have a 2/3 …

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Happy? New Year, Washington. Here are the new ways the Legislature made your life more difficult (and expensive).

As always on January 1, numerous new laws take effect in our state. Here is what the DemocRats in Olympia have done this time. This story is copied in its entirety from the web site of KOMO in Seattle. SEATTLE — With the arrival of 2025 comes a flurry of new laws taking effect. These are …

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THIS IS AN EMERGENCY POST FOR WASHINGTONIANS: DEM TAXES COMING!

I have to hand it to Brandi Kruse, local podcaster for breaking this big story. It seems that a Democrat State Senator accidentally sent their tax plans to ALL state Senators, instead of just the Democrats. Here's her post. https://twitter.com/BrandiKruse/status/1870276679958184045 And here are the screenshots of what the majority DemocRats have in store for the …

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Another Dispatch from Seattle

Here's what's going on in Seattle this week. First, the story of the CID Stabber. CID is the abbreviation for Chinatown-International District of Central Seattle, which has Asian restaurants, grocery stores, and housing for Asian seniors. The last few years since 2020 have brought all sorts of different people and activities to the normally quiet …

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