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cleanhippie

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42. The State Senate just voted to remove taxes from all but retail sales.

Reply to jtuck004 (Reply #34)

Sat Apr 4, 2015, 08:28 PM

Apr 2015

Yes, there are folks that want what you're talking about but what actually happening here seems very different.

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And Washington State is leading the fight in getting rid of it - screw the patients. n/t jtuck004 Apr 2015 #25

Huh? cleanhippie Apr 2015 #30

There are bills to completely demolish it, pretend they can pass a law to make jtuck004 Apr 2015 #34

The State Senate just voted to remove taxes from all but retail sales. cleanhippie Apr 2015 #42

"The new bill proposes a one-time tax of 37% on retail sales." < Lower, not gone. jtuck004 Apr 2015 #44

not breaking news SHRED Apr 2015 #29

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it was well hidden SHRED Apr 2015 #41

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