There's more to it, though. Washington has a long history of opposition to state income taxes, for various reasons: http://kuow.org/post/strange-short-story-was

There's more to it, though. Washington has a long history of opposition to state income taxes, for various reasons: http://kuow.org/post/strange-short-story-washington-state-s-income-tax http://kuow.org/post/strange-short-story-washington-state-s-... In a way, he was just supporting state tradition.