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dpibel

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4. Meanwhile, back in the real world...

Reply to Doreen (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 5, 2016, 07:11 PM

Dec 2016

"People in King County contribute nearly 42 percent of the state's tax revenues, yet receive only 25 percent of the money spent from Washington's general fund budget.
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"King, by far the state's largest county, is ranked 38th out of the 39 counties when you compare the ratio of state expenditures to revenue generated. So who's getting a worse deal than King County? The people of San Juan County, who rank 39th in the expenditures/revenue ratio."

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/King-Co-pays-for-the-rest-of-the-state-is-that-969099.php

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Eyman initiative is starving rural Washington [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 OP

King county sucks!! Doreen Dec 2016 #1

Nope Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 #3

It's a common RW myth... Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #5

Meanwhile, back in the real world... dpibel Dec 2016 #4

Fuck them MFM008 Dec 2016 #2

Seems fair pscot Dec 2016 #6