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Our Op-Ed in The Bellingham Herald: Legislators Did Right Thing by Balancing Cuts, Taxes

Posted by Kery Murakami at May 04, 2010 10:45 AM | Permalink

The Bellingham Herald ran our Op-Ed about the other side of the debate over the state's revenue increases -- what they're for.

By Remy Trupin
Washington State Budget & Policy Center
During this year’s legislative session, lawmakers took a balanced approach in managing the effect of the economic crisis on our state. Yes, along with another round of cuts this year -- on top of the $3.6 billion slashed from the current budget last year -- they did raise revenue though a targeted package that closed tax loopholes and imposed largely temporary "sin tax" increases on non-essential items.
But revenue wasn’t raised for the sake of raising revenue. Click here to see more.

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