I’ve been an Amazon employee and I’ve paid a lot of taxes here and have seen the government waste that money. Our property tax has gone up by hundreds of dollars a month and our schools, roads, and police forces are still in disarray. I don’t mind paying tax as long as it’s ised effectively and efficiently.
If you live in Seattle, schooling, roads and even the police aren’t that bad (compared to other cities), heck, you can choose to live in Bellevue where all those things are better (though at the cost of being boring). In general, taxes get used pretty darn well in WA, at least compared to other states.
You mean the police department that was investigated by the DOJ for being engaged in a "pattern or pratice" of violating constitutional rights through excessive force, specifically against minorities?
The same police department that turns a blind eye to _any_ property crime?
Just making sure that we're talking about the same Seattle Police Department here. SPD has been a disgrace for the past 10+ years.
In fairness, they are improving IMO.
2) thats SPD abiding by prosecutor enforcement priorities. Go ask the king county DA why they dismissed 1500 misdemeanors last year, why they wont prosecute theft or vandalism, or why illegal firearm possession is book and release.
Wait, seriously?
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-highest-and-lowest...
Washington state has already been through this shit with Boeing.