State Democrats Propensities to Grow State Government Despite Economic Circumstances

Source: ShiftWA.org

Jay Inslee and his fellow Democrats won’t tell you in their campaign ads about their plans to raise taxes after the election, but industry and retail organizations have already begun efforts to save their products from higher taxes.   Representatives from labor, the hospitality industry, beer brewers, and distributors just sent a letter to Governor Inslee and legislators providing reasons why beer and wine should not go on the higher taxes target list when the legislature finally returns to address the state’s $4.2 billion revenue shortfall.  With Inslee already giving a second round of pay raises in one year to state workers (who, unlike many private sector employees, did not lose any wages due to the governor’s emergency orders), it does not appear the Democrats will consider reducing the growth of government to balance the budget,  despite the current budget being a record breaking 19% larger than the previous budget.  (NW News Network and Shift)

The candidates in the Utah Governor’s race came together in a TV ad to promote civility in politics. Republican Spencer Cox and Democrat Chris Peterson made national news for their 30-second TV spot, with the candidates stating “We can disagree without hating each other,” and “We can debate issues without degrading each other’s character.” The sentiment is honorable and more political leaders should follow suit.  Sadly, in Washington State, our Democrat “leaders” are far from this level of respect and consideration for opposition viewpoints. This is shown by Governor Inslee acting as if he is above even consulting – let along listening to – Republican lawmakers on how to recover from the COVID pandemic (and Inslee’s random re-opening decisions) or even answering letters from Republican legislators. (The Hill/YouTube and Shift)

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