Free Republic 1st Qtr 2026 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $10,128
12%  
Woo hoo!! And now less than $3.5k to reach 13,500 by the end of Jan 15th!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

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  • Allies split over home-sales tax plan [WA]

    11/28/2005 9:54:29 AM PST · by sionnsar · 26 replies · 508+ views
    The Seattle Times ^ | 11/28/2005 | Ralph Thomas
    OLYMPIA — The Washington Association of Realtors has launched a $1 million campaign aimed at squashing a proposed tax increase on real-estate sales. "We are committed to doing whatever it takes to prevent any increase," said Steve Francks, the association's executive vice president. "I've never seen our members this mobilized." The group has started running TV, radio and newspaper ads warning that the tax increase would cost homeowners thousands of dollars in "hard-earned equity" when they go to sell. But in their fight, the Realtors face an unlikely foe: the typically anti-tax Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW). The homebuilders...