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WA charges property tax, so anyone living in WA is funding the state, unless they're camping out in a state park. The populist slogan "You didn't build that" d
by blisterpeanuts 11y ago
WA charges property tax, so anyone living in WA is funding the state, unless they're camping out in a state park.
The populist slogan "You didn't build that" doesn't stand up under scrutiny. Directly or indirectly, the companies in your state have paid for every inch of the roads, water pipes, and power lines, and they paid for every brick of every schoolhouse.
- matt_wulfeck 11y agoExactly. The economy is so interconnected. Even going to a restaurant (workers after all have to also eat) they are funding an additional local business, which in turn needs to hire other people and purchase local produce from another business. People -- not corporate taxes -- are the drivers of wealth in a local economy. WA state is wise to recognize this, not foolish.