I believe that the contender who will win our upcoming governor\u2019s election is the one who will honor the 1 percent cap on property taxes. Also one who will bring on NO new taxes.<\/p>\n
The 1 percent cap was acknowledged and signed this year by Gov. Gregoire. It must be made retroactive to the 2008 tax year forward.<\/p>\n
He or she must live within the already-extreme budget in place. When we property tax payers have a budget shortfall, we can\u2019t give ourselves a raise and impose our burdens on the government. And the government cannot do the same to us.<\/p>\n
When the people voted in the 1 percent cap, we meant that to mean a tax increase of 1 percent per year. Mine were raised 800 percent and reduced to 500 percent after hard complaining. Sorry, but this is nowhere close to 1 percent! We are in a huge recession and close to another great depression.<\/p>\n
California has Proposition 13 in place to protect their homeowners. We need the same thing here. Please consider this at election time.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jerry Walstad,<\/p>\n
Toledo, WA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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