Blogs Feb 18, 2010 at 10:17 am

How Much Is Gregoire Gonna Get from You?

Eli Sanders
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1
I buy hazardous substances regularly. FARTSLOL
Faber on February 18, 2010 at 10:29 AM Report this
2
Oh no, Megan!
Christin on February 18, 2010 at 10:29 AM Report this
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Goddamn the vending machine at work and its siren call of terrible sugar-delivery devices.
lilzilla on February 18, 2010 at 10:34 AM Report this
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I buy bottled water once in a while, then save the bottles and refill them over and over. I hate that most people just toss them.
very bad homo on February 18, 2010 at 10:42 AM Report this
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Well, I never buy any of the others, ever, so I guess I'll pay the Hazardous Substances tax most. Now I just have to find some hazardous substances to buy.
balderdash on February 18, 2010 at 10:42 AM Report this
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If we are gonna tax soda and bottled water, why not tax tea and coffee too?
Akbar Fazil on February 18, 2010 at 10:48 AM Report this
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@6 - cause last time we tried that, the citizens almost revolted.
Will in Seattle on February 18, 2010 at 10:57 AM Report this
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#6 Because coffee and tea are consumed by people with more money.

Helloooo!! Get with the program?
Comrade Luke on February 18, 2010 at 10:57 AM Report this
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It's weird seeing it laid out like that. I have a motor boat so I put hazardous substances, but I don't buy any of that crap. Yay me!
hillpagan on February 18, 2010 at 10:59 AM Report this
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Wait, why is the tax on bottled water MORE than the tax on soda?
Chip on February 18, 2010 at 11:17 AM Report this
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Sin taxes like this don't seem to make much sense. It makes sense if the state is trying to encourage people to stop smoking, scarfing down candy bars, drinking Coke or buying methyl ethyl keytone by the gallon. But if the goal is to generate a consistent, reliable source of state revenue, what sense does it do to tax things so that people do less of them?
Westside forever on February 18, 2010 at 11:29 AM Report this
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@10, maybe because soda doesn't come out of your faucet.
Andy on February 18, 2010 at 11:52 AM Report this
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@12: YOUR faucet, maybe.

Seriously, soda is awful for people and should be considered just as much a luxury as bottled water, and taxed equally.
Chip on February 18, 2010 at 11:54 AM Report this
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Count me as not a fan of sin taxes. I think it's a terrible way to approach general funds.

I'd grant a difference if generated taxes go directly to offsetting social problems created by a given product, but that's not the case here.
Timothy on February 18, 2010 at 12:27 PM Report this
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I'm going to get killed on soda tax.
Mike Smith on February 18, 2010 at 12:52 PM Report this
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I'm not surprised that that was the best she could come up with. Hope she didn't stay up too late!
Katie B on February 18, 2010 at 1:06 PM Report this
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She got rid of a lot of tax exemptions, but the media doesn't seem to be playing that up, mostly because virtually everyone is happy she did that.
Will in Seattle on February 18, 2010 at 1:11 PM Report this

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