Olympia Bulletin

http://www.mbaa.org/NewsandMedia/PressCenter/71112.htm

The 10 Most Regressive Tax States

Ten states — Washington, Florida, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Illinois, Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Alabama — are particularly regressive. These ten states ask their poorest residents — those in the bottom 20 percent of the income scale — to pay up to six times as much of their income in taxes as they ask the wealthy to pay. Middle income families in these states pay up to three times as high a share of their income as the wealthiest families.

Washington State, which does not have an income tax, is the highest-tax state in the country for poor people. In fact, when all state and local sales, excise and property taxes are tallied up, Washington’s poor families pay 17.3 percent of their total income in state and local taxes. Compare that to neighboring Idaho and Oregon, where the poor pay 8.6 percent and 8.7 percent, respectively, of their incomes in state and local taxes — far less than in Washington.

http://www.itepnet.org/whopays3.pdf

(Olympia, WA) – Please avoid Capitol Lake in Downtown Olympia.

Capitol Lake is infested with invasive non-native fresh water snails that can harm the native ecosystem. Automobile travel to and from Downtown Olympia is also being discouraged.

The snails were discovered just before Thanksgiving. The state quickly closed Capitol Lake to keep the snails from spreading. The snails apparently arrived in North America with live fish or fish eggs imported for a trout farm in Idaho. They’ve been found throughout Idaho’s Snake River, and in a few spots in Oregon.

The snails have probably been in Capitol Lake for a couple years. Their population in the lake could easily number in the millions already.

Wildlife officials’ main focus is getting people to avoid spreading the snails to other parts of Puget Sound on their clothing or their gear.

• You may only borrow a total of $700 or 30% of your gross monthly income, whichever is less.
• Your information will be registered in a state-wide database, ensuring that all payday lenders have your most up-to-date loan information.
• You may only take 8 payday loans per 12-month period.
• If you are unable to repay your loan before your loan is due, you may request an installment plan with no additional fees.
• If you currently have an installment plan you may not receive another loan.
• Lenders may not harass or intimidate you when collecting a loan. If you are harassed, contact DFI and file a complaint.

http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/education/payday_loans.htm

(Olympia, WA) – Our proud policy is to bleed the poor with sales tax, so Washington State can be business friendly like Texas and Utah.

Its called: “Democratic Leadership..”

Thank you for your support.

Steep discounts fail to boost consumer spending. Data reveals more people earning less than $50,000 say “no” to Black Friday weekend shopping.

Shopping weekend auto commutes, however, show marked increase (due to bargain hunting). So I guess Exxon did OK.

http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=841

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/iraqi-exodus/video-full-episode/2827/

TVW just posted this:

http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/latoyaegwuekwe/multimediafinal.html

(Olympia, WA) – Olympia City Manager Steve Hall admits Triway Corporation is not a vested party.