Posted on 07/22/2025 3:37:59 PM PDT by CFW
The Seattle area is experiencing the highest inflationary pressure of any major US metropolitan area, according to a new report from WalletHub. Using Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the study compared inflation over the past two months and year-to-year across 23 major metro areas, and Seattle topped the list.
Prices in the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma area have jumped 1.4 percent in just the last two months and 2.7 percent over the past year. WalletHub found that the region’s food prices rose 4.8 percent over the last year, both for groceries and dining out, while energy costs surged by 5 percent.
Washingtonians are already paying the fourth-highest grocery bills in the country, according to a separate 2024 report by Help Advisor, trailing only California, Nevada, and Mississippi. That means a family of four spending $1,000 monthly on food is now shelling out an additional $576 annually due to inflation.
Meanwhile, state and local policies are compounding the economic strain. On January 1, Seattle’s minimum wage jumped to $20.76 per hour for all employers, one of the highest rates in the US. And in July, Washington’s gas tax climbed another 6 cents per gallon, now totaling 55.4 cents, with annual increases tied to inflation beginning in 2026. Diesel taxes rose by 3 cents to 58.4 cents per gallon and are set to increase again in 2027 and beyond.
(Excerpt) Read more at thepostmillennial.com ...
We will NEVER know why this is happening.
Meanwhile, state and local policies are compounding the economic strain. On January 1, Seattle’s minimum wage jumped to $20.76 per hour for all employers, one of the highest rates in the US. And in July, Washington’s gas tax climbed another 6 cents per gallon, now totaling 55.4 cents, with annual increases tied to inflation beginning in 2026. Diesel taxes rose by 3 cents to 58.4 cents per gallon and are set to increase again in 2027 and beyond.
They give away so much taxpayer money to illegals and woke stuff, no surprise, really.
We are fighting this crap everywhere.
“On January 1, Seattle’s minimum wage jumped to $20.76 per hour for all employers...”
Wanna bet?
More from the article:
“Despite national trends showing gas prices leveling off or falling, Washington stands alone. The Evergreen State is the only one in the US where gas prices are higher than they were a year ago.
Much of the blame for Washington’s high fuel prices has been directed at the state’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA), a cap-and-trade emissions scheme introduced by Democrats under Governor Jay Inslee. The law requires companies to buy pollution allowances at quarterly auctions, allowances that become scarcer and more expensive over time. The added business costs eventually show up at the pump.
But it’s not just fuel and food straining budgets. Seattle residents are also facing ballooning service costs, particularly for food delivery. In response to new city laws mandating a $26.40 minimum hourly wage for app-based drivers, plus mileage, companies like DoorDash are tacking on what they call “Regulatory Response Fees.””
add to this a new rent control law. It limits rent increases from the former 7% to now 10% AND ties those increases to inflation where another increase could be added.
What makes you think they voted for this?
They just need to pass a law outlawing inflation. Duh!
If we are able to hold on to 2030, the electoral map is going to change. We'll be able to win the White House without having to depend on the "Blue Wall" (MI, PA, WI).
I worked at Boeing So. Seattle for over 20 years.
I have a STEM degree from Seattle Pacific University.
I lived 30 miles east of Seattle ON PURPOSE!
That state’s problem is Democrats.
They are all masochists.
You can’t fix them.
Best to just let Seattle die and become another
Ghetto, your best bet is to find a nice Hidey hole,
and watch them( Democrats) commit cultural suicide.
Just for openness, I’m a WA state resident with Ocean Shores residency.
Upping the hourly wage did it in for some businesses.
Race with the Devil
A referendum was held to repeal the massive new gas tax the legislature voted for.
Voters refused to repeal the massive gas tax increase.
They LOVE their new higher gas prices.
Really.
Of course this has nothing to do with the increase in the gas taxes and the carbon taxes that the dem governor and controlled legislature has been shoving down our throats for years
Yes, like crime surges in Dem controlled cities, this is an unsolved mystery. /S
Presidential Elections: Washington has voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election since 1988. In the 2024 election, Kamala Harris (Democrat) defeated Donald Trump (Republican) by a significant margin (57% to 39%).
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See, best case of Karma there is for the 57% that voted these marxists into office. For them, I have no sympathy!
Sure. Keep voting democrat.
“SOMEDAY” things will change.
(riiiiight.....)
Oh God here we go blaming the min wage. You people are so out of touch.
Meanwhile, state and local policies are compounding the economic strain.
It is YOUR eyes that go to just one thing.
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