[lelio]

The tax rate, on goods and services hits us all.

Oh no doubt. One of the most frustrating things around here is the B&O tax. For those not in the know, the Business and Occupation tax is a tax on gross revenues, not the profit that one makes from a transaction (that's a simplification, but pretty much accurate).

The short of it is that VARs, people that add value to a product or service, get killed on taxes. So if you buy wood to make some furniture and then sell it, you're not taxes on the amount you put in on it, but rather on the entire cost of the chair. Why would anyone want to open a business here that just adds value to a product I don't know.

Seattle controls the vote of the state....and that you can thank the libs for.

Seattle does have the most population of the state and should have a proportionate vote.

[cousair]

I am not in disagreement with you about the population vote. The same thing happens in most states where a large city has the most people. Chicago controls the vote in Illinois, L.A. in California.

[Rakkasan1]

sounds like they need good old NYC style rent control
look what it did for them!