I also don't have a problem with taxes. Taxes build our needed infrastructure (here in Seattle we need so much road and mass transit work), they pay for medical

I also don't have a problem with taxes. Taxes build our needed infrastructure (here in Seattle we need so much road and mass transit work), they pay for medical care for all of society, services for the poor. There are a lot of irrational beliefs that come at least in large part from the Republican party; they tell people there is endless waste in the govt and they shouldn't have to pay anything - and rich people should pay always less than they pay now and someday you might be rich so isn't it a good idea to have them pay less taxes. I'm fortunate to be a well off software engineer, and the state needs to tax people like me more. I would willing pay lots more in taxes if they could build out the freaking light rail quickly, and get gig ethernet to my house (the last thing is less important :-)).