source: ( http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016807200_lawsuits20m.html )
The governor describes how she is dealing with the budgetary problems that are being blocked by lawsuits.
Some might understand why I have such heart burn. I used to be on several subsistence programs because I was medically disabled at one time. But with the economy is as it was, I understand that we need to make some changes in Olympia. I want people to understand that suing the state just because life isn't fair isn't right.
We have a multi-billion dollar revenue and growing deficit. And to sue to block one program from going under is just plain wrong. We have to make cuts and it may come to the effect that there might be future state constitutional amendments for a forced rainy day amendment that the state legislature can't mess with and would help greatly. But with a twenty percent in Clark County and in some places ten to fifteen around the state, the middle class is the one who is probably and generally going to be paying MOST of the taxes in the state.
The businesses or llc's can be getting special tax breaks, liens and other ideas to lower their effective B&O, property, electricity - utility to keep them here in Washington State.
And I simply do not believe that an income tax or some thing like a B&O (which should be termed a business grose income tax...) will not pass here.Its simply just not severe enough for our population will go for it.
So now I do believe we need to come to some realization here. Either one, we have to cut a lot more and get our people to drop their expectations down that everyone is going to get everything they want OR somehow the governor can kick the can down the road to the next governor elects that are campaigning now for the office. She sould just patch up what she can and pass the problem on like a LOT of the United State presidents do.
