Comments on: Tim Eyman: Introducing I-999 The Ultimate Anti- Government Initiative

By: ruth

ruth — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:37:18 +0000

i suspect there would be lots of support for a movement that would require Senators and Reps not getting paid during the shut down.
That anytime they created circumstances that furloughed government workers it would start with a reduction in their pay.

By: E= Equal

E= Equal — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:39:12 +0000

Why can’t we just get rid of all the politicians that are and have been in office for the past 20-50 years? I mean why is there old men falling asleep during cabinet conferences? Because they are too darn old and should be retired anyways! But, no they get to remain in office and take our money and dictate our lives and our country!

By: H. King

H. King — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:48:44 +0000

“…our desire to have amazing public services and little to no taxes?”

Yes! And we demand cake, both to HAVE and to EAT at the same time! And free everything on Tuesdays!

We need government to provide structure to our society. We give the government some of our money, and it puts all our money together to structure the world we live in.
Like regulating the energy industry so that everyone gets power in their homes, not just the people living in cost-efficient areas.

By: Layne

Layne — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:03:39 +0000

This time? heh. You do realize what web site you are on, yes? no?

By: wrinkle

wrinkle — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:45:50 +0000

If only this story were true.

By: marco

marco — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:29:50 +0000

Last week the paper noted how the City of Tacoma will consider taxing each of its residents $100 to drive the streets of our town.

“A transportation benefit district allows a local government to create a new taxing district. It would be separate from the city, but still run by the local council. Among the taxing options are a $100 annual fee per vehicle, a 0.2 percent increase in the sales tax and a property tax levy.”

No where does it talk about the city’s obligation to carpool to work, buy hybrid vehicles, stop driving huge SUV’s or take the bus to its own council meetings.

Does any city council member take the bus to their weekly Tuesday night meetings? I think not.

So before our famed council tries to pond more cash out of our tax strapped residents, try living by your green living recommendations. Otherwise, stop preaching to the over taxed citizens in telling us how to live a more carbon neutral life, when you yourselves do not adhere to your rhetoric.

This time Eyman is right. Citizens should vote for any tax increase that goes against the intentions of the $30 state car tab fee.

Otherwise, Tacoma residents will get screwed by this city council, again. You can count on it coffee talk fans.

http://www.thenewstribune.com/331/story/3303

By: Ulysses

Ulysses — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:34:21 +0000

We should try this out in California. No more offices or anything. It would spark a great action movie starring…you guessed it…Schwarzenegger himself. With his shirt off and his sexagenarian torso both appealing to and disgusting the huddled masses of popcorn-popping drones, he would eventually just take back control of the state and continue to drive his Hummers everywhere, though…

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:21:31 +0000

A little too plausible, really.

By: Patti

Patti — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:32:31 +0000

The man is still clueless….