A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
Washington, I know this ballot is confusing as hell. And that is on purpose. Politicians in our state are trying to confuse you becuase they don't believe in democracy. The only reason we get to vote on this is that enough brave people stood up and demanded it. Otherwise, the governor would have signed this into law like the King of England, treating us like serfs with no rights and no power. Well, I won't stand for being tricked, lied to, and treated like a child. Just to be crystal clear, if you vote "Yes," it will repeal the illegal income tax. It will not reduce funding to schools or human services because the tax doesn't go into effect until 2029. So we aren't taking anything away. Starbucks left because of this. Microsoft has threatened to move jobs out of state. Amazon now employs nearly 15,000 fewer people in Seattle than at its peak. Seattle is second to last in the number of VC deals that closed in Q3. Holding a small number of companies and rich people hostage, when they have options, is a foolish strategy that is already backfiring spectacularly. The solution? Reduce taxes on businesses and income. Why even tax people under 25 at all? Give families with children a HUGE tax credit. Make this state an incredible place to do business and have a family. Encourage entrepreneurs to come here. Get startups, agencies, and smart, motivated people to build here. We can increase overall state revenue if more people make stuff, employ people, and create more value for everyone here. Not by chasing them out of the state and creating a hostile environment for business. Remember this: governments and taxes don't make jobs. Entrepreneurs do.
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Miles doesn’t know about comparing apples to apples.
Replying to @MilesTaylorUSA
You realize that the Epstein files are north of three millions pages longer than the Bible, right?
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
He was born four years before her debut album, mind you.
2018. While running for Governor, Abdul El-Sayed says that his parents chose the name Abdul because Paula Abdul was popular at the time.
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
Facts: Washngton's unconstitutional Income Tax won't collect money until 2029. Therefore, there are no bloody cuts and no one will die. It's bad policy. seattlered.com/seattle-red/o…
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
Washington voters have rejected an income tax 10 times. The state Supreme Court has struck down taxes on income 7 times. So we passed I-2111. 448,158 of you signed it, and in 2024 the Legislature adopted it: House 76-21, Senate 38-11. In 2026, Olympia rewrote it. Sec. 1201 says the ban holds only "so long as the standard deduction is at least $1,000,000 for a household." Olympia is acting like a terminator robot coming after your income and your pension. YES on 645 To Repeal the Unconstitutional Income Tax
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
Actually Peggy… Minnesota still wants to know how you lost $9 billion taxpayer dollars. Maybe you can tell them if you’re not too afraid to debate me again.
Donald Trump told Republicans to vote like he's on the ballot. He endorsed you, and that's all we need to know.
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
I still laugh at the fact that Brooklyn Dad blocked me less than five minutes after I posted this 😂
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
Ballots are dropping and people are voting across the state! Vote YES on I-001, I-638, and I-645, then tell 5 friends to do the same!
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
Weekend reading. More progressive hysterics. This left-wing political hack, who's paid to run a taxpayer-funded "Center" at UW, is no one to call out anyone else for "hypocrisy." Y'all. The people trying to "dismantle Title IX" are the ones trying to make it cover "trans girls."
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
Public Union Funded Comical Drivel A few observations 1. There is a zero percentage chance of a conservative packed court in WA state 2. The current WA state Supreme Court is stacked with 9 far left judges 3. 6 of the 9 current serving SC Justices were political and ideaological appointees by Democrat Governors 4. This text message is being funded by a new PAC named Beware the Attack on Our Courts although they sort of neglect to mention this in the text 5. Who is “Beware”? 6. Beware is primarily funded by The Big three WA state public unions, The SEIU, The WEA, and the WFSE 7. These big three bank over $150 million tax free every year taken from their members 8. In addition to the $11 million they are spending to support an income tax that removed protections from their members pensions.. 9. In addition to the over $980K they are spending to force girls to accept boys on their teams, locker rooms, and podiums… 10. They are now spending another $700K plus to make sure they continue control of our captured supreme court Beware of Beware and then vote for the judges that won’t owe anything to the public unions bosses. See my picks in the comments
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
And now for the reality: venture Investing is dropped 40% in the past year in Washington No one wants to start a business in Washington due to bob Ferguson new taxes
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
Absolutely despicable fearmongering by the No on I-001 campaign regarding the parents rights initiative. WHAT THE INITIATIVE SAYS: • I-001 Section 1(4) explicitly protects medical and counseling records during child abuse investigations. • Mandatory abuse reporting remains LAW. • Other medical privacy protections remain LAW. I-001 does NOT give child molesters a free pass to confidential records. Period. Stop weaponizing sexually abused children to deceive voters into voting against parents rights. SHAMEFUL. Democrats denied my amendment to notify parents IMMEDIATELY if your child was raped in school, and passed a bill overturning the parents bill of rights. But there’s no lie they won’t stoop to in order to hide things from good parents about your kids in schools. Vote yes on initiative 001.
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
Listen to Manka Dhingra explain why union bosses are spending $11 million to defend an income tax that hits their members’ own pensions. Maybe $150 million a year taken from the state, tax free, is just not enough to fund the union bosses lifestyle….. Vote YES I-645 To Repeal the Income Tax
Why are union bosses spending $11 million to keep a tax on their members' pensions? 🤔
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
My 83 year old dad called me yesterday at 7:30 am to ask what the hell is wrong with Ken Jennings. He watched Jeopardy nearly every night and said he's never tuning in to that show with "that idiot" Ken Jennings again.
Why the heck is he doing campaign ads?! He's such an arrogant person. Jeopardy has to find a new host.
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
Told ya! They are desperate!
This peaceful protest has been so damaging to the gender extremists that it's only a matter of time until they: A) Paint the male as a victim B) Get violent Be advised. And, as always, keep comments directed at ADULTS. All these kids are wrapped up in this because of the bad decisions of adults.
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
Replying to @SenWarren
No…what you're saying is you want to tax unrealized gains…which means people will have to pull money out of investments… which are creating jobs for people…in order to give the money to you, so you can send it to Learing Centers.
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
The insanity of the unconstitutional state income tax. Think about it this way: I asked my boss for a raise and my boss said no a dozen times. I took my boss to court numerous times and the court said I wasn’t entitled to a raise unless my boss approved it. I give myself a raise anyway but before it is implemented, my boss finds out and stops it from happening. I was going to buy a lot of useless stuff with that money so now I’m complaining about the cut to my pay.
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
OH MY GOD. The head of Washington's public school system just said it's NOT unfair for the Camas girls to have to race against a boy because "their brains aren't fully developed." HUH? This is the same guy who thinks kids should be able to chop their genitals off. SCREW YOU CHRIS REYKDAL.
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A Moderate in Seattle retweeted
Why the heck is he doing campaign ads?! He's such an arrogant person. Jeopardy has to find a new host.
#WAPol: "I'm Ken Jennings, host of Jeopardy, here with a pop quiz. Did you know Initiative 645 would give millionaires and billionaires a $13B tax break ... It doesn't take a quiz show host to know 645 is wrong for Washington." Ken Jennings stars in this new ad by No on 645.
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