Tag Archives: 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
Washington NOT eighth highest taxed state, Permanent Defense calls on Tim Eyman to stop misleading the public
Permanent Defense, a project of the Northwest Progressive Institute founded in 2002 to neutralize attacks on Washington’s quality of life, today called on professional initiative profiteeer Tim Eyman to stop misleading the public and distorting the truth about Washington State’s tax structure. In a post authored on the Northwest Progressive Institute’s principal publication, the NPI [...]
Posted in Rethinking and Reframing
Permanent Defense responds to Eyman’s submission of signatures for jobs killing Initiative 1033
This morning in Olympia, professional initiative profiteer Tim Eyman submitted signatures for his latest scheme to wreck Washington – Initiative 1033, which would result in job losses across The Evergreen State. “Our economy is extraordinarily fragile right now,” noted Northwest Progressive Institute Executive Director Andrew Villeneuve. (Permanent Defense is a project of the Northwest Progressive [...]
Posted in Statements & Advisories, Threat Analysis
Permanent Defense responds to Eyman’s 2009 anti-prosperity initiative
The Northwest Progressive Institute today responded to the filing of Tim Eyman’s anti-prosperity initiative for 2009 in Olympia by announcing it will vigorously oppose the measure through its Permanent Defense project. I-1033, if it became law, would have a horrific impact on Washington State. “Washingtonians have a long and cherished tradition of pooling our resources [...]
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