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TacomaMama's Illustrated Voting Guide PART 1 - Initiatives & Referendums
Tacomic Endorses this Voting Guide, The Tacomic Does Not Endorse Lesser Voting Guides
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Based on the popular internet series "Who I'm Voting For" found here, here and here, which is based off this funny Jessica Smeall blog here.
This cartoon encourages you not to just tax the rich, but to TAX THE HELL OUT of the rich!
This cartoon encourages you not to just tax the rich, but to TAX THE HELL OUT of the rich!
Comments [90]
 by The Jinxmedic on 10/12/2010 @ 12:15pm | "This cartoon encourages you not to just tax the rich, but to TAX THE HELL OUT of the rich! " Yep. That always works. Also, we should increase the B&I tax while we're at it. Stupid corporations don't pay their share, anyways. What? Boeing moved their corporate headquarters to Illinois? Moving production of new lines to a second plant in South Carolina? Never mind. |
 by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 12:31pm | i'm on a Green Arrow™ kick right now. soon this too will pass |
by The Jinxmedic on 10/12/2010 @ 12:35pm | Green Arrow is cool enough.l |
by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 12:47pm | kill the sales tax! |
by The Jinxmedic on 10/12/2010 @ 1:34pm | Good luck with that. |
 by jenyum on 10/12/2010 @ 1:42pm | Hee. Love the candy cane reference! |
by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 1:53pm | ah hate candy canes. www.weeklyvolcano.com/entertainment/spew... www.exit133.com/6025/gates-gorton-great-... |
by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 2:02pm | www.thenewstribune.com/2010/10/12/137925... |
 by fredo on 10/12/2010 @ 2:05pm | Don't listen to Tacomamama.
Listen to Fredo. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 2:52pm | no, you can't have your country back. |
by fredo on 10/12/2010 @ 3:11pm | According to your illustration the Democratic party is rapidly becoming the party of NO
No, you can't keep the money you earn No, you can't open a liquor store No, you can't obtain insurance to protect your workers No, the little kids can't afford to buy a candy bar not only that ... you hate kids too! I hope the Care Bears (tm) pay you a little visit Mr. Anderson and find out why your heart is so cold. Maybe Friendly Bear could give you a little advice. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 3:32pm | this cartoon is not a partisan issue, it is a moral issue. |
by jenyum on 10/12/2010 @ 3:34pm | I do not represent the Democratic Party. To my knowledge, there is no official "No on Care Bears (TM)" plank of the Democratic Party platform.
What about the independent liquor store owners who will have to go out of business or try to get a loan to buy all their inventory from the state if they want to stay open? Why is your heart so small, Fredo? I'm sure Whiskey Bear is crying a little tear right now for them. |
by fredo on 10/12/2010 @ 3:38pm | i'm sure that will bring great comfort to the little kids who can't afford a candy bar.
"Sorry, you can't have candy tonight Sally, mean Mr. Anderson says is a moral issue." |
by jenyum on 10/12/2010 @ 3:39pm | Whiskey Bear says vote no on 1100 and 1105:
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesst... |
by jenyum on 10/12/2010 @ 3:40pm | Yes, hardly a day goes by that I don't hear some newscaster lamenting the high cost of candy bars and the way this is destroying our youth. |
by fredo on 10/12/2010 @ 3:44pm | "What about the independent liquor store owners who will have to go out of business or try to get a loan to buy all their inventory from the state if they want to stay open?"
If people don't want to invest their own money and don't want to take a loan then they have two choices, incorporate like Costco and many other companies have done, or start small. They can buy 1 bottle of alcohol and sell it. then take the proceeds of that sale and buy 2 more bottles, and so forth. Pretty soon they'll have a complete inventory. See how it works? This simple advice would even cheer up my friend Whiskey Bear. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 3:50pm | we're in the middle of a war with obesity Fredo. wake up a take a look around. step away from the candy bar Sally, have you tried an orange? |
by The Jinxmedic on 10/12/2010 @ 3:51pm | Whiskey Bear Hearts FREDO CITY!
 see more There I Fixed It |
by The Jinxmedic on 10/12/2010 @ 3:52pm | I need the government to tell me what not to eat like I need a hole in the head. I can make my own bad decisions, thank you. |
by fredo on 10/12/2010 @ 4:04pm | tax on candy bars today
tax on oranges tomorrow |
by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 4:06pm | i don't wanna pay for fatty sally's diabetes. she'll eat that orange and like it! |
by fredo on 10/12/2010 @ 4:24pm | "hardly a day goes by that I don't hear some newscaster lamenting the high cost of candy bars"
The liberal main stream media is trying to prevent washingtonians from learning about the depths of this tragedy. |
 by Erik on 10/12/2010 @ 5:14pm | The great Income Tax Debate can be viewed here:
blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/10... |
by fredo on 10/12/2010 @ 5:18pm | "don't wanna pay for fatty sally's diabetes"
fat kids and diabetics are going to be lined up behind your voters guide. NOT. |
 by dolly varden on 10/12/2010 @ 6:18pm | I don't want the corner store in my neighborhood on N. K Street to have liquor. That store attracts a sketchier clientele than any on MLK a few blocks to the south. But, if we renamed N. K St. "MLK," all our problems would be solved. I might even support the liquor privatization initiative. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 7:24pm | @dolyvarden Amen!
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by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 7:28pm | thanks for the debate link Erik |
by fredo on 10/12/2010 @ 7:56pm | I listened to the debate last night.
Poor Mr. Gates seemed so befuddled. I'll bet he had better judgement when he was younger. |
 by Thorax O'Tool on 10/12/2010 @ 8:45pm | It's not the State's responsibility to determine what anyone eats.
Nor is it the State's job to peddle liquor. Nor is it the State's job to do a lot of things. If Olympia kept it's hands out of things it doesn't belong in, we wouldn't even be discussing adding an income tax to our already astronomical sales tax. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 9:13pm | I miss mofo from the hood |
by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 9:15pm | it wasn't beauty that killed the beast... twas APATHY! |
by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 9:19pm | agreed the state shouldn't be telling you what you can smoke or who you can marry. but candy and pop is bad for your teeth. why NOT tax the HELL out of it ? We are in the middle of TWO WARS... people need to make sacrifices for the common good. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 9:21pm | this TACOMIC isn't necessarily advocating for any new taxes. What this TACOMIC is REALLY about is literally shooting rich kids with an arrow. watch this right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA8YbjyBQzI |
by Thorax O'Tool on 10/12/2010 @ 9:26pm | Who is to determine what constitutes the "common good"? Is not what is actually "good" frequently not in-line with what our fearless leaders see as "good"? Is it in the interest of the "common good" to have sin taxes up to wazoo (which people pay anyway) or is it in the interest of the common good to keep government out of people's business unless they're committing crimes? Is it the common good to be taxed and controlled or to be free to do as you see fit within the limits of the law? The tighter you grip, the more the sand in your hand grates and slips between the fingers. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 9:28pm | I.determine.the.common.good.right.here. In the Tacomic, accept no substitute! I do not smoke, I do not drink pop, I do not eat candy, I am not rich therefore I am A-OKAY with putting those things through the meat grinder (just for the fun of it). |
by Thorax O'Tool on 10/12/2010 @ 9:55pm | Ah, but you're a native of the Land of Palin, and a supporter of Queen Christine... "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone" |
by NineInchNachos on 10/12/2010 @ 10:42pm | I don't know what that means.
The Tacomic is at war with the palins. we have always been at war with the palins! |
by Thorax O'Tool on 10/13/2010 @ 12:11am | I'm saying that bears don't crap in glass houses |
by The Jinxmedic on 10/13/2010 @ 5:47am | I know better than you what's good for you, and you will do it now! I don't do any of these currently legal things, therefore, punishing you for doing them will not affect me.You must do everything my way or face punitive consequences!
How is this not fascism? I don't like your political party, can we outlaw it? I don't like what you're reading, can we burn it? I'm not a jew, can we tax them (or worse)? Get real. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/13/2010 @ 8:04am | tax on sugar water is a slippery slope to fascism and extermination of the jews. wow... where's my magic marker... time to draw a charlie chaplin 'stach on Barack HUSSEIN Obama! |
by NineInchNachos on 10/13/2010 @ 8:05am | oh crap here comes the kangaroo! |
by jenyum on 10/13/2010 @ 9:16am | I enjoy candy and alcohol (sometimes together!) I still think it's OK if they are taxed. My family benefits from the state's schools, roads, and other services more than I would benefit from cheaper chocolate and alcohol. I think most adults, if they were to be intellectually honest, could recognize that. This is putting aside the public health costs they impose on our society as a whole, which is a whole other issue.
If 1098 passes and our revenue situation perks up a little, and someone puts forward a reasonable liquor privatization initiative that won't have a dramatic fiscal impact on the state then sure it would be great to get the state out of the liquor business. Sorry if that sounds too reasonable for 2010. What I meant to say was I am a big fat socialist nazi who wants to take your candy and alcohol and force you to work on an organic kale farm and pound hemp into textbooks all night. |
by The Jinxmedic on 10/13/2010 @ 9:42am | I personally don't do lots of things that other people like to do. Therefore, I want those things taxed "the HELL out of", or outlawed, because it won't affect me.
Don't you see the double standards here? Why would I think that if a certain something doesn't impact my life, it's okay to take that thing away from other people? Would they get the same "courtesy" to eliminate something that I liked? I really don't think so. I'm done with this. Have a nice election. Enjoy your nanny state. |
 by tacoma1 on 10/13/2010 @ 9:43am | I'm a big believer in the greater good that can be derived from sin taxes. I vote for every single one of them. Even for taxes on the sins of which I partake.
None of the taxes on bottled water, soda, candy, alcohol, tobacco, etc. are necessities of life. These products also tend to have huge negative impacts on public health, or add a huge burden to our landfills. 1098 is funded by huge corporations with their own financial agenda at stake, not the health and well being of the public. 1098 is an attempt to repeal what is essentially an optional tax on the consumer. Don't wanna pay the tax, don't buy the candy. And I'll never understand why someone would complain about the cost of bottled water in the PNW. Our tap water is cleaner, fresher, better tasting, and already paid for. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/13/2010 @ 9:58am | fortunately Tacoma1 and TacomaMama are more diplomatic than me. The Tacomic endorses their progressive world views. we must all work to build the nanny state into a robust ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT of star trek's FEDERATION. a tax on sugar water and gum is a good first step. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/13/2010 @ 10:35am | www.boingboing.net/2010/10/13/tom-the-da... |
by fredo on 10/13/2010 @ 10:53am | "1098 is funded by huge corporations with their own financial agenda at stake, not the health and well being of the public. 1098 is an attempt to repeal what is essentially an optional tax on the consumer" tacoma1
Once again you show how confused you are about all things political. I-1098 is not being funded by huge corporations but rather by public sector labor unions. Nor does it have anything to do with optional consumer taxes. |
by tacoma1 on 10/13/2010 @ 11:37am | 1107 is the soda tax bill. 1098 is the income tax bill. I got my numbers mixed up. The soda tax lobby (I-1107) is funded by huge corporations, which was my point. Opposition to 1098 is funded by Microsoft billionares. |
by fredo on 10/13/2010 @ 12:08pm | thanks, that's a little closer to the truth tacoma1. There are microsoft billionaires on both sides of the I-1098 so its really not fair to say that MS billionaires oppose passage. It should be noted that the really big money in that contest is coming, not from billionaires, but from Public Sector labor unions which are pushing it's passage. Of course the soda bottlers are in opposition to the tax on soda pop, where else would you expect funding to come from? I'm pretty sure if we proposed a huge tax on commuters you would be the first one to send in donation in opposition. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/13/2010 @ 12:28pm | god(s) help me if there is ever a tax on milk or peanut butter. |
by Thorax O'Tool on 10/13/2010 @ 6:59pm | Peanut butter has a very high fat and calorie content. So does milk.
Fats and calories make you obese. Therefore, the State needs to add Peanut butter and milk to it's sin tax category. |
by fredo on 10/13/2010 @ 7:12pm | Lots of overweight and diabetic people have learned that they should have moderated their intake of peanut butter and milk earlier in life. Maybe a sin tax could have prevented this tragic situation. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/13/2010 @ 9:45pm | yeah well, you know who else wanted to regulate peanut butter? Hitler. |
by fredo on 10/13/2010 @ 10:22pm | before we call in thorax's kangaroo I would like to commend you on the "idea" for an illustrated voters guide. The execution unfortunately is not so commendable. |
by Thorax O'Tool on 10/13/2010 @ 10:28pm | Hitler also regulated political cartoons, because they "incite dangerous thoughts and behaviors in the populace". Clearly, drawing political cartoons is dangerous for society. In the interest of The Common Good, the state ought to enact a $1 per pixel sin tax on political cartoons. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/13/2010 @ 10:31pm | just wait till you see my scheduled 'people i'm [tacoma mama] voting for' and the 'tacomic pledge to america' Tacomics!
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by jenyum on 10/16/2010 @ 8:53am | Publicola also urges us to vote NO on 1100 and 1105, with cost to the state's revenue stream being the number one reason:
www.publicola.net/2010/10/15/publicola-p... |
by fredo on 10/16/2010 @ 9:11am | Interestingly Jen, you want us to have high teacher pay like California, an income tax like California, but unwilling to accept privatized liquor distribution like California.
The arguments against I-1100 are all phony and are being championed by labor unions and giant beer distributors who are unwilling to give up their little cash cows. I-1100 is probably going to be a winner at the polls so you might want to move your attention over to Patty Murrays campaign. Her prospects are slipping faster than Joan Rivers facelift. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/16/2010 @ 9:47am | from my inbox:
Progressive Voters Guide 27th Legislative District If this is not your county or city, go to ProgressiveVotersGuide.com to get your guide. powered by Ballot Issues Initiative 1053 Vote NO to California-Style Gridlock Campaign Web Site Endorsements Vote No on Tim Eyman's proposal to create California-style political gridlock in Washington. Backed by BP, Tesoro, and Wall Street banks, Initiative 1053 would allow just 17 legislators to prevent a majority from taking action on a responsible, balanced approach to the budget. This minority veto is undemocratic and makes it easier for big corporations to influence legislation. California has the same two-thirds rule and it has caused such a mess of partisan gridlock there's an initiative to repeal it on the California ballot. Conservative special interests like BP and Bank of America are funding I-1053 because they want to keep their tax loopholes and giveaways. Opposed by: League of Women Voters, Washington Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, Equal Rights Washington, One America Votes, Latino PAC, Fuse Washington, Publicola, The Stranger, Planned Parenthood Votes! Washington, NARAL Pro-Choice Washington, Washington Association of Churches, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Federation of Teachers - Washington, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of King County, Children’s Alliance, Futurewise, Greater Seattle Business Association, SEIU WA State Council, Statewide Poverty Action Network, Washington Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington Education Association, Washington State Council of Fire Fighters, Washington State National Organization for Women, and many more. For full list of endorsements click here. Initiative 1082 Vote NO: Good for the Insurance Industry, Bad for You Campaign Web Site Endorsements Vote No to oppose the insurance industry's and conservative developers' effort to deregulate workers compensation and make millions at our expense. Initiative 1082 was written by the insurance industry, so it's loaded with fine print that will help Wall Street giants like AIG unfairly profit from our workers' compensation system. It allows private insurers to set their own rates with virtually no oversight and no protection for businesses or workers. I-1082 will cost state and local governments $226 million over the next five years. Small businesses would be left to pay skyrocketing rates after insurance companies cherry-pick the most profitable businesses to cover. Opposed by: Latino PAC, Washington Bus, Fuse Washington, Publicola, The Stranger, Eastern WA Voters, Organizing for Seattle, Central WA Progress, New Futures, SEIU State Council, Washington State National Organization for Women, and the Washington State Democrats. Initiative 1098 Vote YES: Fund Education and Health Care Campaign Web Site Endorsements Vote Yes to raise $2 billion per year for education and health care while reducing property and B&O taxes. Washington's current methods of funding create an unsustainable boom-bust cycle with heavy tax burdens on the poor and middle-class. Initiative 1098 cuts the state property tax by 20%, eliminates B&O taxes for small businesses, and establishes a strictly limited income tax on the wealthiest 1.2% of households. The money I-1098 raises is dedicated to education and health care. By law, the first $200,000 ($400,000 for couples) of income is exempt. The tax rates, or who pays them, cannot be changed without a vote of the people. Endorsements and Supporters include: League of Women Voters, Main Street Alliance, League of Education Voters, Environment Washington, Latino PAC, Washington CAN!, Washington Bus, Fuse Washington, Publicola, The Stranger, Washington State Labor Council, Planned Parenthood Votes! Washington, NARAL Pro-Choice Washington, Washington Public Health Association, Washington State Alliance for Retired Americans, Washington Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington Association of Churches, Washington Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington Coalition of Rabbis, Washington State PTA, Children's Alliance, Greater Seattle Business Association, SEIU Washington State Council, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of King County, Community Health Network of Washington, Washington State National Organization for Women PAC, Washington State Nurses Association, and many others. To see the full list of endorsements click here. Initiatives 1100 and 1105 Vote NO on Initiative 1100: Risky Deregulation of Liquor Stores Campaign Web Site Voters Pamphlet Vote NO on Initiative 1105: Risky Deregulation of Liquor Stores Campaign Web Site Voters Pamphlet Vote No to risky and costly deregulation of liquor stores. Initiatives 1100 and 1105 are too risky and go too far-- threatening communities, families and important public services like law enforcement. Because the corporations who want to sell liquor wrote these initiatives, Washington would become the most unregulated state in the nation for liquor sales. Every gas station, mini-mart and convenience store would be allowed to sell hard liquor near schools, parks and in high crime areas - from 6 am to 2 am. We would see an increase in alcohol-related crimes like theft, underage drinking, drunk driving, and domestic violence. These risky liquor initiatives will cost the state and local governments more than $700 million over the next five years - meaning more cuts to education, health care, police and firefighters when we need them most. There are important differences in how these initiatives are written. I-1100 would eliminate Washington's oversight system and benefit big box stores like Walmart that could squeeze out small businesses. In contrast, I-1105 would benefit middleman liquor distributors by giving them control of distribution of all alcohol, including beer and wine. The bottom line is the same: both initiatives would fatten corporate profits at the expense of our communities. Opposed by: API Coalition of King County, Center for Social Justice, Children's Alliance, Economic Opportunity Institute, Equal Rights Washington, Fuse Washington, International Community Health Services, Japanese American Citizens League, Latino Political Action Committee, Lutheran Public Policy Office, Minority Executive Director's Coalition, OneAmerica, SEA MAR Community Health Clinic, Statewide Poverty Action Network, UFCW Local 21, WA Association of Churches, WA Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention, WA Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association, WA Bus Education Fund, WA Community Action Network, WA Education Association, WA State Alliance of Retired Americans, WA State Council of Fire Fighters, WA State Democrats, WA State Labor Council, WA State Nurses Association, Washington State National Organization for Women, OneAmerica, and many more. For full list of endorsements click here. Initiative 1107 Vote NO: Protect Education and Health Care Funding from Big Soda Campaign Web Site Endorsements Vote No to protect funding for schools, health care, and services for seniors and kids from DC's Big Soda lobby. Initiative 1107 would repeal the small, mostly temporary taxes on non-essential items like soda pop, candy, bottled water and gum and cost our schools, health care, and senior services more than $100 million per year. The American Beverage Association, the national lobbying arm of the big soda companies, has pumped more than $14 million into repealing I-1107 and they are running a highly deceptive campaign. Don't be fooled! There is no food tax in Washington. Opposed by: League of Women Voters, Washington Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, One America Votes, Latino PAC, Washington CAN!, Fuse Washington, Publicola, The Stranger, Planned Parenthood Votes! Washington, NARAL Pro-Choice Washington, Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington State Dental Association, Community Health Network, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, International Community Health Services, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Washington State Nurses Association, Washington State Hospital Association, Washington State Public Health Association, Children’s Alliance, Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition, AARP, Greater Seattle Business Association, Washington Education Association, Washington State PTA, Washington Association of Churches, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of King County, Washington State National Organization for Women PAC, Washington State Council of Fire Fighters, and many more. For full list of endorsements, click here. Referendum 52 Vote YES for Healthy Schools Campaign Web Site Endorsements Vote Yes for healthy schools. R-52 will make our schools safer, create jobs, and reduce energy costs. Many of our aging school buildings are riddled with problems like mold, rusty pipes, and asbestos filled walls that are interfering with the learning environment. Referendum 52 would provide needed funding so that our state's public schools could make school buildings safer and more energy efficient. Schools would apply for funding and only programs where the savings exceed the costs would be approved. Retrofitting and renovation projects will create 30,000 good jobs for Washington families, putting people back to work immediately. Endorsements and Supporters include: Moms Rising, Climate Solutions, League of Education Voters, Washington Conservation Voters, Environment Washington, Sierra Club, Washington Bus, Fuse Washington, Publicola, The Stranger, SEIU Healthcare 775NW, Washington State Labor Council, Planned Parenthood Votes! Washington, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of King County, Cascadia Green Building Council, Children’s Alliance, Greater Seattle Business Association,Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), SEIU WA State Council, Statewide Poverty Action Network, The Stranger, Washington Alliance of Retired Americans, Washington Association of Churches, Washington Association of School Administrators, Washington Education Association, Washington Public Health Association, Washington State Nurses Association, Washington State National Organization for Women, and many others. For full list of endorsements click here. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/16/2010 @ 9:50am | from my inbox: this time from EQUAL RIGHTS WASHINGTON
Ballot Issues Initiative 1053 Vote NO to California-Style Gridlock Campaign Web Site Endorsements Vote No on Tim Eyman's proposal to create California-style political gridlock in Washington. Backed by BP, Tesoro, and Wall Street banks, Initiative 1053 would allow just 17 legislators to prevent a majority from taking action on a responsible, balanced approach to the budget. This minority veto is undemocratic and makes it easier for big corporations to influence legislation. California has the same two-thirds rule and it has caused such a mess of partisan gridlock there's an initiative to repeal it on the California ballot. Conservative special interests like BP and Bank of America are funding I-1053 because they want to keep their tax loopholes and giveaways. Opposed by: League of Women Voters, Washington Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, Equal Rights Washington, One America Votes, Latino PAC, Fuse Washington, Publicola, The Stranger, Planned Parenthood Votes! Washington, NARAL Pro-Choice Washington, Washington Association of Churches, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Federation of Teachers - Washington, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of King County, Children’s Alliance, Futurewise, Greater Seattle Business Association, SEIU WA State Council, Statewide Poverty Action Network, Washington Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington Education Association, Washington State Council of Fire Fighters, Washington State National Organization for Women, and many more. For full list of endorsements click here. Initiative 1082 Vote NO: Good for the Insurance Industry, Bad for You Campaign Web Site Endorsements Vote No to oppose the insurance industry's and conservative developers' effort to deregulate workers compensation and make millions at our expense. Initiative 1082 was written by the insurance industry, so it's loaded with fine print that will help Wall Street giants like AIG unfairly profit from our workers' compensation system. It allows private insurers to set their own rates with virtually no oversight and no protection for businesses or workers. I-1082 will cost state and local governments $226 million over the next five years. Small businesses would be left to pay skyrocketing rates after insurance companies cherry-pick the most profitable businesses to cover. Opposed by: Latino PAC, Washington Bus, Fuse Washington, Publicola, The Stranger, Eastern WA Voters, Organizing for Seattle, Central WA Progress, New Futures, SEIU State Council, Washington State National Organization for Women, and the Washington State Democrats. Initiative 1098 Vote YES: Fund Education and Health Care Campaign Web Site Endorsements Vote Yes to raise $2 billion per year for education and health care while reducing property and B&O taxes. Washington's current methods of funding create an unsustainable boom-bust cycle with heavy tax burdens on the poor and middle-class. Initiative 1098 cuts the state property tax by 20%, eliminates B&O taxes for small businesses, and establishes a strictly limited income tax on the wealthiest 1.2% of households. The money I-1098 raises is dedicated to education and health care. By law, the first $200,000 ($400,000 for couples) of income is exempt. The tax rates, or who pays them, cannot be changed without a vote of the people. Endorsements and Supporters include: League of Women Voters, Main Street Alliance, League of Education Voters, Environment Washington, Latino PAC, Washington CAN!, Washington Bus, Fuse Washington, Publicola, The Stranger, Washington State Labor Council, Planned Parenthood Votes! Washington, NARAL Pro-Choice Washington, Washington Public Health Association, Washington State Alliance for Retired Americans, Washington Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington Association of Churches, Washington Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington Coalition of Rabbis, Washington State PTA, Children's Alliance, Greater Seattle Business Association, SEIU Washington State Council, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of King County, Community Health Network of Washington, Washington State National Organization for Women PAC, Washington State Nurses Association, and many others. To see the full list of endorsements click here. Initiatives 1100 and 1105 Vote NO on Initiative 1100: Risky Deregulation of Liquor Stores Campaign Web Site Voters Pamphlet Vote NO on Initiative 1105: Risky Deregulation of Liquor Stores Campaign Web Site Voters Pamphlet Vote No to risky and costly deregulation of liquor stores. Initiatives 1100 and 1105 are too risky and go too far-- threatening communities, families and important public services like law enforcement. Because the corporations who want to sell liquor wrote these initiatives, Washington would become the most unregulated state in the nation for liquor sales. Every gas station, mini-mart and convenience store would be allowed to sell hard liquor near schools, parks and in high crime areas - from 6 am to 2 am. We would see an increase in alcohol-related crimes like theft, underage drinking, drunk driving, and domestic violence. These risky liquor initiatives will cost the state and local governments more than $700 million over the next five years - meaning more cuts to education, health care, police and firefighters when we need them most. There are important differences in how these initiatives are written. I-1100 would eliminate Washington's oversight system and benefit big box stores like Walmart that could squeeze out small businesses. In contrast, I-1105 would benefit middleman liquor distributors by giving them control of distribution of all alcohol, including beer and wine. The bottom line is the same: both initiatives would fatten corporate profits at the expense of our communities. Opposed by: API Coalition of King County, Center for Social Justice, Children's Alliance, Economic Opportunity Institute, Equal Rights Washington, Fuse Washington, International Community Health Services, Japanese American Citizens League, Latino Political Action Committee, Lutheran Public Policy Office, Minority Executive Director's Coalition, OneAmerica, SEA MAR Community Health Clinic, Statewide Poverty Action Network, UFCW Local 21, WA Association of Churches, WA Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention, WA Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association, WA Bus Education Fund, WA Community Action Network, WA Education Association, WA State Alliance of Retired Americans, WA State Council of Fire Fighters, WA State Democrats, WA State Labor Council, WA State Nurses Association, Washington State National Organization for Women, OneAmerica, and many more. For full list of endorsements click here. Initiative 1107 Vote NO: Protect Education and Health Care Funding from Big Soda Campaign Web Site Endorsements Vote No to protect funding for schools, health care, and services for seniors and kids from DC's Big Soda lobby. Initiative 1107 would repeal the small, mostly temporary taxes on non-essential items like soda pop, candy, bottled water and gum and cost our schools, health care, and senior services more than $100 million per year. The American Beverage Association, the national lobbying arm of the big soda companies, has pumped more than $14 million into repealing I-1107 and they are running a highly deceptive campaign. Don't be fooled! There is no food tax in Washington. Opposed by: League of Women Voters, Washington Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, One America Votes, Latino PAC, Washington CAN!, Fuse Washington, Publicola, The Stranger, Planned Parenthood Votes! Washington, NARAL Pro-Choice Washington, Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington State Dental Association, Community Health Network, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, International Community Health Services, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Washington State Nurses Association, Washington State Hospital Association, Washington State Public Health Association, Children’s Alliance, Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition, AARP, Greater Seattle Business Association, Washington Education Association, Washington State PTA, Washington Association of Churches, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of King County, Washington State National Organization for Women PAC, Washington State Council of Fire Fighters, and many more. For full list of endorsements, click here. Referendum 52 Vote YES for Healthy Schools Campaign Web Site Endorsements Vote Yes for healthy schools. R-52 will make our schools safer, create jobs, and reduce energy costs. Many of our aging school buildings are riddled with problems like mold, rusty pipes, and asbestos filled walls that are interfering with the learning environment. Referendum 52 would provide needed funding so that our state's public schools could make school buildings safer and more energy efficient. Schools would apply for funding and only programs where the savings exceed the costs would be approved. Retrofitting and renovation projects will create 30,000 good jobs for Washington families, putting people back to work immediately. Endorsements and Supporters include: Moms Rising, Climate Solutions, League of Education Voters, Washington Conservation Voters, Environment Washington, Sierra Club, Washington Bus, Fuse Washington, Publicola, The Stranger, SEIU Healthcare 775NW, Washington State Labor Council, Planned Parenthood Votes! Washington, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of King County, Cascadia Green Building Council, Children’s Alliance, Greater Seattle Business Association,Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), SEIU WA State Council, Statewide Poverty Action Network, The Stranger, Washington Alliance of Retired Americans, Washington Association of Churches, Washington Association of School Administrators, Washington Education Association, Washington Public Health Association, Washington State Nurses Association, Washington State National Organization for Women, and many others. For full list of endorsements click here. |
by fredo on 10/16/2010 @ 10:10am | It's all rubbish RR |
by jenyum on 10/16/2010 @ 10:16am | You know, I'm not voting for either initiative but I understand and respect the position of small restaurant owners like Morgan. Calling our position "rubbish" does nothing to forward your argument. |
by fredo on 10/16/2010 @ 10:26am | Oh, but making misleading statements about the roll alcohol purchasers should play in funding the out of control Chris Gregoire freak show is a completely fair advancement of your argument. The entire reason the state is so dependent on liquor sales is because the liberals have over extended the ability of the taxpayers to fund the liberal takeover. |
by jenyum on 10/16/2010 @ 10:52am | Liberal takeover of what, exactly? Who extended what and when? |
by fredo on 10/16/2010 @ 11:08am | Liberal takeover of what, exactly?
That would be the state of Washington. We have had liberals in charge of the executive branch and legislative branch for quite some time and the expansion of government programs and spending is increasing at a rate far above inflation and population increases. I would call that a liberal takeover. |
by Thorax O'Tool on 10/16/2010 @ 12:14pm | If you've been in WA as long as you say, you'd know that WA hasn't exactly been a "conservative" state for the better part of several decades. |
by fredo on 10/16/2010 @ 2:25pm | true
but we've recently transitioned from a society of befuddled liberals to a society of full blown Kollectivists. |
by jenyum on 10/16/2010 @ 7:52pm | So by "takeover" you mean our democratic electoral process.
Please provide Washington-state specific examples of this Bolshevism in action, and explain how this differs from the situation 5, 10, or 20 years ago. |
by NineInchNachos on 10/16/2010 @ 8:33pm | FREMONT LENIN STATUE!!!!!!!!!!!! the damn reds are HERE!!!!!!1 |
by fredo on 10/16/2010 @ 9:30pm | Jen, wish I had the time to go into specifics. I would point you to an excellent book entitled Liberty & Tyranny by Mark Levin that covers all this in great depth. You can get it for your Kindle for $10 or used copies in print for about half that. Its a quick read you can probably finish in 2 or 3 hours. |
by fredo on 10/16/2010 @ 9:41pm | This just in: This editorial will appear in Sunday's print edition. Time may be up on this state�s Prohibition-era liquor monopoly, but not just any privatization scheme will do. Of the two liquor initiatives on November�s ballot, only one ends all state intervention in the liquor market plus has the added advantage of heading off an unholy fight over new liquor taxes, I-1100. Read more: blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2010/10/... |
by jenyum on 10/16/2010 @ 10:54pm | I'm sure that anything I can finish in 2 or 3 hours is just chock full of details. |
by fredo on 10/17/2010 @ 10:32am | It might take liberals a little longer to read 'cause there are some big words you might need to look up. |
by Thorax O'Tool on 10/17/2010 @ 11:04am |  |
by fredo on 10/18/2010 @ 3:18pm | If I-1100 would help Morgan Alexander and the other restaurateurs in Tacoma then I think the feedtacoma community should vote for it. This will provide a lot of stimulus for restaurants, large retailers, and small retailers in the area.
You know something? If it turns out we don't like private liquor distribution after passage we can always change back to state distribution through either the initiative or referendum process. What do you say we give it a try? |
by NineInchNachos on 10/18/2010 @ 3:50pm | Well if Morgan is for it, then perhaps I should reconsider my position. Just make sure to vote YES on 1100 and NO on 1105 |
by NineInchNachos on 10/20/2010 @ 9:39am | HELLO SEEKER! are you tired of 'the struggle' ? Well here is your chance to STICK IT to those spoiled brats. VOTE YES ON 1098 to FUCK THE RICH! FUCK THE RICH to help the POOR SCHOOL CHILDREN! www.thestranger.com/seattle/tax-the-filt... (Tax the Filthy Rich! The Case for the Income-Tax Initiative, by the Numbers) see also: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gp-UL2vl-s |
by NineInchNachos on 10/20/2010 @ 9:45am | does this help? www.youtube.com/watch?v=GouLP2GE1M8 and this one is best www.youtube.com/watch?v=om8CSWFKJmk |
by Erik on 10/20/2010 @ 11:19am | A moment in blogospheric history : Fredo convinces RR of something. |
by fredo on 10/20/2010 @ 12:32pm | Historic? I dunno. I've frequently tried to convince RR that he's the world's greatest living cartoonist and I think he's thoroughly convinced. |
 by Nick on 10/20/2010 @ 4:06pm | Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and go yes on 1100 and no on 1105. 1100 should clean up the mess our state has made of the liquor industry. If we need regulation (and I think we do), 1100 should clear the path for it. Let's get the liquor stores closed and then start focusing on how to manage liquor in a more appropriate manner. |
by The Jinxmedic on 10/20/2010 @ 4:26pm | Fredo: Unfortunately, RR is not Tacoma's Best Cartoonist. That title is already taken, according to Tacoma City Arts magazine. |
by fredo on 10/20/2010 @ 5:32pm | OK, well if he's not Tacoma's Best Cartoonist, I'm sure we can agree that he's Tacoma's most provocative/irritating cartoonist. Can't we? |
by Thorax O'Tool on 10/20/2010 @ 5:54pm | I've got irritating already covered.
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by NineInchNachos on 10/20/2010 @ 6:12pm | aaargh! damn it!!!! |
by NineInchNachos on 10/21/2010 @ 8:36am | milt has another good 1098 cartoon out today
blog.seattlepi.com/miltpriggee/archives/... |
by fredo on 10/21/2010 @ 9:44am | It's OK with me if people who work hard and achieve a little more than the average person enjoy the fruits of their labor. We need to encourage more people to be high achievers and high producers. The progressive mentality of bringing everybody down to their level is reprehensible.
Voters are going to dispose of I-1098 like a dirty diaper. |
by fredo on 11/8/2010 @ 8:06pm | According to documents obtained by KIRO-TV, the incident happened in August. Investigators found his (Bill Gate's Sr.) Mercedes near Seattle Center, wedged against another car, with the engine running and keys in the ignition.
Read more: www.thenewstribune.com/2010/11/08/141584... The guy's not only a lousy lobbiest, he doesn't know how to drive his own car. |
by NineInchNachos on 11/8/2010 @ 8:14pm | Rich people suck. Tax em all! |
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