Inslee out of touch
Governor Inslee just does not get it.
His new budget proposes a 9 percent tax on capital gains from stock transactions.
He assumes that anyone who makes a stock transaction is wealthy.
He does not seem to understand that capital gains are already heavily taxed by the federal government.
His tax on tax reflects his past priorities such as failing to help the older retired teachers under TERS 1 regain their rightful retirement funds.
Stock transactions are one of the major ways older retirees supplement their income which is below the poverty line as the state fails to provide adequate retirement for older teachers.
Lots of luck governor, as some would encourage you to run for president.
Apparently orcas are more important than people.
Dave Wickersham,
Port Hadlock