Originally Posted by MissLindaJean /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Quote: Originally Posted by zadidoll /img/forum/go_quote.gif
They always had tax for WA residents and are required by some states to collect tax as well. What irks me about the tax is I'm paying Seattle tax (9.2%) instead of local tax (8.3%), okay it's a few cents difference HOWEVER I hate having to pay for the stupid baseball stadium that is owned by a billionaire.
We pay because our state subsidizes a LOT, shelving expenses on taxpayers. Just wait, they're building a new stadium to entice a basketball team back to Seattle. It's supposed to have backing by a local wealthy person, but the city of Seattle is already talking subsidies. We see how well that worked the first time.. Sonics in Oklahoma!
See that ticks me off. Why should the rest of WA pay for Seattle much less a BILLIONAIRE? City of Seattle needs to figure out a way to pay for it without hitting the rest of us in the pocket book. Better yet, Seattle is the ONLY city that can take on Vancouver (WA not BC for those that didn't know WA has a Vancouver as well). Let Seattle fight it out with Vancouver to get tax exempt to be dropped. So many Oregonians come up to WA to shop because prices as less expensive and since they don't pay taxes they pay less money. The only reason - and I got this from Doc Hastings himself so take it with a grain of salt - that we have tax exempt is because it benefits those in Vancouver. How many millions and even billions are lost to Oregonians tax exempt? Get rid of tax exempt and that means millions more for the City of Seattle and LESS of a burden for the rest of us.