Save our state, oppose I-1185

The purpose of this letter is to ask you to oppose I-1185, an initiative that will be on the ballot this fall in our state.

The purpose of this letter is to ask you to oppose I-1185, an initiative that will be on the ballot this fall in our state.

Since 1999 I have been working on a masters research project, which I call Transition 2030 today. The research project has two websites – www.transition2030.webs.com and www.future4washington.webs.com – which may be found using Google.

The state faces some serious financial issues. Because of lower revenues it has cut support for colleges and universities. Tuition at the University of Washington has grown by more than 242 percent in 20 years.

Washington has a total state debt of more than $18 billion. State spending has dropped each year since 2007, while the net number of new driver’s licenses has increased by more than 100,000 each year.

The number of DSHS employees has decreased 3,855 since 2008.

I believe the answer is to completely replace the current tax system with a moderately progressive income tax. This could be done by the Legislature and should help them to be politically popular. They could lower tuition, save DSHS, save basic health, lower the state debt, and save law enforcement and fire departments to protect them.

I am trying to start a charitable trust fund, the Transition 2030 Fund, which would be a 501c3. This would pay the expenses of the research project and the two websites.

If you have questions or know someone who would like to help form the charitable trust fund, contact me at mathteacher4@live.com or author4research@yahoo.com.

– Eric Paulsen


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