Speaks for itself.
Eyman is Right
Today’s Loser: State Senate Democrats for letting Tim Eyman get the last word. And he’s right, too.
At a senate ways and means committee today, Tim Eyman railed against a set of proposals to raise revenue by closing tax loopholes and against ways and means chair Sen. Ed Murray’s legislation proposing a referendum to change the I-1053 super majority requirement so tax loopholes could be changed by a simple majority vote.
“What part of ’no new taxes’ is unclear?” Eyman asked. “Democratic politicians in Olympia think voters are stupid because they didn’t understand” what they were voting for in I-1053, he stated.
Eyman, who ran the two-thirds campaign last year largely with money from oil companies (BP, Conoco Phillips, and Tesoro) who were wary of toxic cleanup taxes and the Washington Bankers Association (who want to keep a mortgage loan tax loophole in place), argued the move by the committee to consider these bills proves “that you’re the stupid ones.”
Murray stepped in, telling Eyman not to “name call” during his testimony—twice.
Eyman’s churlish rants and bad manners make his insightful closing zinger all the more embarrassing for Democrats.
Eyman pointed out, correctly: “Last year, without the two-thirds requirement, you could have closed any tax loophole you wanted. Instead you stuck it to the average person”—presumably referring to the candy and soda taxes.
Touche, Tim Eyman. Touche.
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Of course, Politico left out who was primarily opposed to I-1053 and who outspent them... what... 6 to 1? After all, since when does leftist news organizations actually present both sides of an issue (Our local rag as a case in point.)
So, I thought I'd take a look for them.
At a senate ways and means committee today, Tim Eyman railed against a set of proposals to raise revenue by closing tax loopholes and against ways and means chair Sen. Ed Murray’s legislation proposing a referendum to change the I-1053 super majority requirement so tax loopholes could be changed by a simple majority vote.
“What part of ’no new taxes’ is unclear?” Eyman asked. “Democratic politicians in Olympia think voters are stupid because they didn’t understand” what they were voting for in I-1053, he stated.
Eyman, who ran the two-thirds campaign last year largely with money from oil companies (BP, Conoco Phillips, and Tesoro) who were wary of toxic cleanup taxes and the Washington Bankers Association (who want to keep a mortgage loan tax loophole in place), argued the move by the committee to consider these bills proves “that you’re the stupid ones.”
“Last year, without the two-thirds requirement, you could have closed any tax loophole you wanted.”—Tim Eyman
Murray stepped in, telling Eyman not to “name call” during his testimony—twice.
Eyman’s churlish rants and bad manners make his insightful closing zinger all the more embarrassing for Democrats.
Eyman pointed out, correctly: “Last year, without the two-thirds requirement, you could have closed any tax loophole you wanted. Instead you stuck it to the average person”—presumably referring to the candy and soda taxes.
Touche, Tim Eyman. Touche.
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Of course, Politico left out who was primarily opposed to I-1053 and who outspent them... what... 6 to 1? After all, since when does leftist news organizations actually present both sides of an issue (Our local rag as a case in point.)
So, I thought I'd take a look for them.
Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column
| Report | Name | Date | Amount | P/G | City | State | Zip | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Displaying items 1 - 15 of 56 | |||||||||
| Report | WA FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES | 10/11/2010 | $600,000.00 | N | OLYMPIA | WA | 98501 | ||
| Report | SEIU HEALTHCARE 775NW | 10/11/2010 | $250,000.00 | N | FEDERAL WAY | WA | 98003 | ||
| Report | DISTRICT 1199 NW SEIU | 10/11/2010 | $100,000.00 | N | RENTON | WA | 98057 | ||
| Report | SEIU HEALTHCARE 775NW | 10/8/2010 | $100,000.00 | N | FEDERAL WAY | WA | 98003 | ||
| Report | SEIU WA STATE COUNCIL | 10/7/2010 | $100,000.00 | N | SEATTLE | WA | 98121 | ||
| Report | WA EDUCATION ASSN | 10/11/2010 | $100,000.00 | N | FEDERAL WAY | WA | 98063 | ||
| Report | COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK OF WA | 10/11/2010 | $60,000.00 | N | SEATTLE | WA | 98101 | ||
| Report | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES | 10/8/2010 | $25,000.00 | N | LITTLETON | CO | 80163 | ||
| Report | PEACEHEALTH | 10/8/2010 | $25,000.00 | N | BELLEVUE | WA | 98007 | ||
| Report | PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES | 10/8/2010 | $25,000.00 | N | SEATTLE | WA | 98138 | ||
| Report | VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER | 10/8/2010 | $25,000.00 | N | SEATTLE | WA | 98101 | ||
| Report | WA HOSPITAL PAC | 10/8/2010 | $25,000.00 | N | SEATTLE | WA | 98119 | ||
| Report | JOINT COUNCIL OF TEAMSTERS #28 | 9/3/2010 | $20,000.00 | N | SEATTLE | WA | 98168 | ||
| Report | AARP | 10/7/2010 | $15,000.00 | N | WASHINGTON | DC | 20049 | ||
| Report | MULTICARE | 10/8/2010 | $15,000.00 | N | TACOMA | WA | 98415 | ||
Kinda speaks for itself... don't it?
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