Raise Revenue in Washington

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Dear Governor Gregoire:

The King County Democrats Legislative Action Committee is disappointed with your leadership on resolving our state budget crisis by not considering revenue increases as a necessary option. We are one of only two states (along with Louisiana!) where revenue increases are not on the table. Certainly circumstances have changed since your campaign last year. Leadership requires adapting to changed circumstances. The changed economic reality and the magnitude of the budget shortfall should provide a sufficient rationale to the public to explain why you have changed your mind as to how to deal with the current situation.

"An all-cuts budget doesn't cut it." We should not sacrifice the well-being and the very lives of our most sick and vulnerable citizens. Please support revenue increases to maintain our state's safety net as well as provide for the educational needs of our children.

We believe a reasonable starting point should be that program cuts and revenue increases should be given equal weight in dealing with the budget shortfall. That means no more than 50\% program cuts. And a revenue package to make up the other 50\% of the budget shortfall should be put on the ballot for voters to vote on.

Letting the voters decide is what they said they wanted. Give them the option. Let them make the final decision.

55 Signatures

  • Chad Lupkes
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 46
    • Zipcode
    • 98125
  • Shanna
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 46
    • Zipcode
    • 98133
  • Steve Zemke
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 46
    • Zipcode
    • 98133
  • Crystal
    • County
    • Whitman
    • Legislative District
    • 9th
    • Zipcode
    • 99163
  • Katherine Brennan Murphy
    • County
    • Clark
    • Legislative District
    • 17th
    • Zipcode
    • 98684
  • Marc Lawes
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 32nd
    • Zipcode
    • 98011
  • Donna Gelder
  • Sharon Stillson
    • County
    • WA
    • Zipcode
    • 98112
  • Mary Rose
    • County
    • King
    • Zipcode
    • 98033
  • Jadzia L Imani
    • County
    • WA
    • Legislative District
    • 42
    • Zipcode
    • 98225
  • Elizabeth Brant
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 33rd
    • Zipcode
    • 98198
  • Donald L Gregory
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 45th
    • Zipcode
    • 98072
  • Noemie Maxwell Vassilakis
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 47th
    • Zipcode
    • 98042
  • Suzanne Knutson
    • County
    • King
    • Zipcode
    • 98116
  • Tetana Oguara
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • К
    • Zipcode
    • К
  • Walter Kloefkorn
    • County
    • Stevens
    • Legislative District
    • 7
    • Zipcode
    • 99148
  • Curt Eidem
    • County
    • Snohomish
    • Legislative District
    • 38th
    • Zipcode
    • 98201
  • angelabukenya
    • County
    • spokane
    • Zipcode
    • 99203
  • Aileen Taylor
    • County
    • Spokane
    • Zipcode
    • 99204
  • Terry Taylor
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 32
    • Zipcode
    • 98133
  • Dan Gilman
    • County
    • king
    • Legislative District
    • 43
    • Zipcode
    • 98103
  • Justin Simmons
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 46
    • Zipcode
    • 98177
  • Linda Duthie
  • Dave Thomas
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 48
    • Zipcode
    • 98008
  • Cathy Kail
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 41st
    • Zipcode
    • 98027
  • Margaret Shield
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 46th
    • Zipcode
    • 98125
  • Nicholas Carlson
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 1
    • Zipcode
    • 98011
  • Martha Koester
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 11
    • Zipcode
    • 98168
  • Bob Rosenberger
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 37
    • Zipcode
    • 98118
  • Judy Carter
    • County
    • Grays Harbor
    • Legislative District
    • 24
    • Zipcode
    • 98550
  • Susan Tercek
    • County
    • Kitsap
    • Zipcode
    • 98110
  • Jean Thomas
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 32nd
    • Zipcode
    • 98155-4219
  • Linda Orgel & Arthur Grunbaum
    • County
    • Grays Harbor
    • Legislative District
    • 19th
    • Zipcode
    • 98520
  • Robert Nelson
    • County
    • KING
    • Legislative District
    • 11TH
    • Zipcode
    • 98178
  • Carin Chase
    • County
    • Snohomish
    • Legislative District
    • 32
    • Zipcode
    • 98026
  • Aimee O'Neill
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 32nd
    • Zipcode
    • 98155
  • Rusty Williams
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 46th
    • Zipcode
    • 98115
  • Robert Loeliger, PCO KEN-33-2864
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 33
    • Zipcode
    • 98032
  • Sharon S Lowe
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 32
    • Zipcode
    • 98133
  • Kathryn Keller
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 37
    • Zipcode
    • 98122
  • John P Webber
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 46
    • Zipcode
    • 98125
  • Thomas Karwaki
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 37
    • Zipcode
    • 98118
  • Pamela Keeley
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 37
    • Zipcode
    • 98118
  • Geraldine Williams
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 45
    • Zipcode
    • 98033
  • Rosemary Blakemore
    • County
    • WA
    • Legislative District
    • 46th
    • Zipcode
    • 98115
  • Jay Hollingsworth
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 11
    • Zipcode
    • 98108
  • Alison McCormick
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 37th
    • Zipcode
    • 98118-5805
  • Adele Delisi
  • Stuart Yarfitz
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 34
    • Zipcode
    • 98106
  • Diane R Burke
    • County
    • King
    • Legislative District
    • 34th