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Seattle and Washington have historically been all about smaller governments, efficient spending, and no income tax. Even without this new tax, Seattle is overflowing with tax funds from other sources, such as increasing property tax revenues. They’ve been absolutely wasteful with it all, and quality of life in Seattle has deteriorated significantly in the last decade.

Such policies and the politicians who back them are a result of a rush of recent transplants from places like SF, and are not reflective of Seattle’s true culture.