State Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-San Juan Island, wants to have a detailed dialogue with residents about how to plug the state’s looming $2.6 billion budget deficit, and says that dialogue should include many things:
As we begin the next session, I believe we have to answer an important question: Do we want to lower our expectations – further cutting programs, or discuss tax reform and raising additional revenues. We need not to be afraid of discussing program cuts, tax reform or a combination. However, when discussing tax reform and revenues I think it is necessary to not only discuss new revenue streams, but also evaluate existing taxes, such as the Business and Occupation Tax.Ranker
That snippet is from Ranker’s most recent e-newsletter, where he also discusses the upcoming healthcare townhall meeting in Bellingham Monday, swine flue issues and more.
Check it all out, over here.
November 20th, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Who doesn’t think the B&O tax has had it’s day?