Monthly Archives: September 2005
Eyman’s Initiative 900 failing in latest poll
SurveyUSA has a new poll out that shows voters actually voting down Initiative 900. In the poll 48% say they will vote no, while 45% say they will vote yes. 5% are undecided. For an initiative that has drawn this organization as the only real organized opposition, those are excellent numbers. But polls have shown [...]
Posted in Poll Watch
Tagged Initiative 900
OFM Fiscal Impact Statement for I-900
The Office of Fiscal Management has released their fiscal impact statement for Initiative 900. It is as follows: Fiscal Impact Statement for Initiative 900 Initiative 900 would reduce state sales-and-use tax revenue flowing to the state fund that finances general government services. It directs that 0.16 percent of this revenue go to a new Performance [...]
Posted in Threat Analysis
Tagged Initiative 900
No On I-900 Voters’ Guide Statement
I-900 GOES TOO FAR AND WASTES TAXPAYER’S DOLLARS Everyone wants government to operate efficiently, and performance reviews are a tool to achieve efficiency when done wisely and with common sense. But, this initiative lacks common sense: 1. Local citizens and their locally elected officials should establish their own goals and priorities, not Olympia; 2. Local [...]
Posted in Rethinking and Reframing
Tagged Initiative 900
