AS
AS ALWAYS, EARLIER IS BETTER. BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR FLIGHT
INFO ONLINE BEFORE YOU HEAD
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. BACK
OUT. BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SEBASTIAN.
>>> THE APPROVAL OF I 976 HAS
BEEN PAINTED AS A REBUKE OF
SEATTLE STYLE POLITICS.
HOW MUCH TAX REVENUE IS GOING
TO OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE
FROM SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY.
CHRIS DANIELS LOOKS AT THE
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS. >> Reporter: IF THOSE LIKE I
2976 TAPPED A NERVE.
>> THERE IS A DEEP-SEATED
FEELING OF SEATTLE SCORN.
VOTERS SENT A MESSAGE TO
SEATTLE ABOUT TEXAS.
>> TO ME THE WHOLE RIFT OF
WHAT WE ARE HAVING RIGHT NOW
IS THAT PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF
SEATTLE FEEL LIKE THEIR VOTE
DOESN'T COUNT AT ALL.
>> OUR FRIEND TIM HEINEMAN HAS
A DEEP TROUBLE DIFFICULTY WITH
PHILOSOPHICAL CONSISTENCY.
PHILOSOPHICAL CONSISTENCY. TRUCK STATE SENATOR CARLISLE
ARGUES THAT EYMAN'S INITIATIVE
HIT ONE FACT.
>> I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
BE SUPER TRANSPARENT WITH
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC. THERE IS THIS PERCEPTION THAT
THE RULE AREA SUBSIDIZE THE
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. THAT IS JUST NOT TRUE UNDER
ANY CONDITION, ANY
CIRCUMSTANCE, ANY DATA.
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS
THERE IS A MASSIVE OUTFLOW OF
TAX DOLLARS FROM THE URBAN
AREAS, SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY
AND A FEW OTHER AREAS
GENERALLY, TO THE REST OF THE
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. >>
STATE. >> Reporter: HARLOW POINTS TO
AN OFFICE OF FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT REPORT AS FIRST
REPORTED BY THE SEATTLE TIMES
WHICH SHOWS HOW KING COUNTY IS
SUBSIDIZING SCHOOLS AND VITAL
PROGRAMS WITH BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS.
DOLLARS.
DOLLARS. KING COUNTY ACCOUNTS FOR 43%
OF TAX REVENUE STATEWIDE, YET
THE STATE ONLY SPENDS 27.4% OF
REVENUES THEIR OWN OPERATIONS.
A DISPARITY SEEN IN PLACES
LIKE SAN JUAN COUNTY.
WHO BENEFITS? PLACE LIKE TEARS
COUNTY WHO GETS $500 MILLION
PER YEAR MORE THAN IT TAKES IN.
YAKIMA AND KITSAP COUNTIES
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. STEPHENS COUNTY WHICH
OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED 4976 ARE
GETTING STATE EXPENDITURES AT
A TWO TO ONE RATE.
>> THE QUESTION OF LOCAL
CONTROL IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> Reporter: CARLISLE WHO IS
ON THE WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE SAYS WONDERS IF IT
IS TIME TO REASSESS THE
FORMULA GIVEN THE UPHEAVAL ON
ELECTION DAY.
ELECTION DAY. >> WE HAVE A MASSIVE OUTFLOW
OF TAX DOLLARS FROM KING
COUNTY TO THE STATE IN ORDER
TO FUND PROGRAMS THAT ARE
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT A ROLE
AREAS.
AREAS.
AREAS. WE
AREAS. WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE
FOLKS IN THOSE COUNTIES HAVE
VOTED TO OVERTURN THE RIGHT OF
KINGS COUNTY TO MEET OUR OWN
NEEDS.
NEEDS.
NEEDS. >>
NEEDS. >> THAT WAS CHRIS DANIELS
REPORTING.
REPORTING. EYMAN STILL BASKING IN THE
GLOW OF TAXPAYER APPROVAL.
HE CLAIMS HE WILL FILE
PAPERWORK TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR
ON MONDAY.
ON MONDAY. HE IS ALSO TELLING PEOPLE NOT
TO PAY THEIR CAR TAB BILLS.
>> AFTER DECEMBER 5, IF YOU
GET A CAR TAB WILL THAT
INCLUDES TAXES AND FEES THAT
THE VOTERS JUST MADE ILLEGAL,
DO NOT PAY YOUR CAR TAB BILL.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD
ANY CITIZEN BE OBLIGATED TO
PAY FOR TAXES AND FEES THAT
THEY JUST GOT THROUGH SAYING
THEY DON'T WANT TO AND FIND
ILLEGAL.
ILLEGAL.
ILLEGAL. IT IS CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.
IF YOU GET PULLED OVER AND A
POLICEMAN SAYS TO YOU, YOUR
TAGS ARE EXPIRED, SAY THOSE
TAXES DON'T APPLY TO ME.
>> WILL YOUR CAMPAIGN COVERED
THE LEGAL COST?
>> I HAVE MY OWN.
I HAVE EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS
ALREADY FROM ALL OF MY