In this year’s Legislative session, we placed one-percent of Washington state revenues ($446 million) into our new, protected emergency fund. We also created a new, searchable state budget database that shows exactly how the state spends your tax money.

          On the downside, I fear you’ll see taxes skyrocket. Look for a payroll tax to fund Paid Family Leave. Climate change legislation alone could soak citizens for millions. And government-run, universal health care could cost $145 billion dollars in new taxes over 10 years. By 2017, the $20 billion annual cost of this bill would nearly double our current state budget.          

Only you can decide how big state government should grow, what it should offer and who will pay for it. If you have thoughts and ideas, I’d like to hear from you.

   Sincerely,

   Jerome

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