Saturday musings
ACCORDING to Orbusmax.com and the Washington Policy Council, Washington State plans to raise their unemployment insurance premiums 54% in 2010. Now only the ignorant and economically illiterate think a bad economy is the time to raise taxes. But, please, raise taxes, keep raising them, the higher they go, the higher the chances of a big and needed change in Olympia next year.
THE DRUDGE REPORT has a story posted on the problems and confusion among our troops caused by the rules of engagement in Afghanistan. You should read it.
CROSSCUT.COM has a story by Dick Morrill, emeritus professor of geography at UW and expert on political demographics, titled We Are Two States: Seattle and Washington. It is an analysis of the vote on Referendum 71. Except for a silly comment about voters against 71 being ‘anti-gay’, it has some interesting insights about the great divisions in this state. It’s worth reading for anyone interested in state and local politics. You will learn, for instance, that pro-71 voters were typically transit users, non-traditional households ( big surprise ), singles, same sex households ( another big surprise ), college graduates, managerial professionals, 20-39 year olds and Asians. Those against, drivers of SOVs ( single occupied vehicles ), traditional families, under-20 year olds ( haven’t been brainwashed in college yet ), native Washingtonians, high school education only, Hispanics and blue collar occupations. There is a lot here as the Republicans and conservatives plot their future plans. READ IT.
7 Responses to “Saturday musings”
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Dan Gutschmidt says:
Hey kirby,
Since Obama has apologized to so many people, does that make him the sorriest president we have ever had? -
Steve says:
OK, how do you pay for the benefits if they do not raise the insurance premiums?
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John says:
Your comments are very good. Read Drudge 3 times a day when possible. Question is, what are you doing up at 1:12 am sending e-mails?
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Beth says:
Do people still think Queen Christine wanted Boeing to stay in HER state? I think her insane economic plan proves she has no intentions of being an economically viable state. Can you say Michigan?
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Just received my Tax Rate Notice for the Unemployment Insurance for my business. The rate increase for 2010 is over 150% from the prior year. But guess what; my 2009 total premium paid was less than what I paid in 2006, even though my total taxable wages are almost 4x higher in 09 than in 06. Probably having -0- benefit charges over the past 5 years contributes somewhat to the lower tax payment. I am sure the rate will go down again once the economy improves. And I am so thankful to be doing well in these challenging times that I do not see this as much of an issue.
As a former small business owner, I thought that the unemployment insurance tax was the horrid. If I create a job, thus pulling someone off the unemployment rolls, I should be rewarded. Instead I am punished.