Monthly Archives: September 2009
Initiative 1033 a recipe for unstable budgets and a bankrupt common wealth
In debates and forums across the state, initiative huckster Tim Eyman continues to try to peddle his latest scheme to trap Washington State in a permanent recession by claiming that it will stop politicians from “creating unsustainable budgets.” This “unsustainable budgets” talking point is a cowardly deception on Eyman’s part that not only wildly distorts [...]
Posted in Rethinking and Reframing, Statements & Advisories
Tagged Initiative 1033
Susan Hutchison calls Eyman’s I-1033 “a disaster”
Last night at the Suburban Cities Association dinner in Tukwila, Susan Hutchison, the former KIRO TV anchor who captured the most votes in the primary for King County Executive, agreed with her rival Dow Constantine that Initiative 1033 is simply unaffordable for Washington State. Asked, “If Initiative 1033 is approved by the voters, what do [...]
Posted in Endorsements, Statements & Advisories
Tagged Initiative 1033
Eyman trying to pull another fast one: Under I-1033 there would be no growth to manage
Tim Eyman is trying to pull another fast one. In a message sent out this afternoon to his supporters and copied to the media, the Mukilteo initiative profiteer dismissed critiques of his latest initiative, I-1033, as “absurd”, without actually providing any cogent counter-arguments. Instead, he merely cited a chart with a couple of lines on it, and [...]
Posted in Rethinking and Reframing, Statements & Advisories
Tagged Initiative 1033
