JBeukema
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I-1098, the high earners income tax/property tax relief measurewhich has Bill Gates Sr. and other heavy hitters behind itis the only non-corporate-backed initiative effort that managed to qualify for this years ballot. All the other volunteer efforts failed. Every other statewide initiative on our ballot this year has significant corporate backing.
Whos trying to get Washington voters to make money for them? Its getting to be an impressive list: BP, Tesoro, ConocoPhillips, Shell, Bank of America, USBank, Wells Fargo, Liberty Mutual, the American Beverage Association (a trade group dominated by Coke and Pepsico), and Safeway, among others.
What do they want us to pass? Heres the roll call:
2010 Initiatives: The Best Government Money Can Buy :: Eat The State!