High taxes are hurting our beautiful state Richard Asche, Port Orchard

Why does Washington State have record setting tax rates in the United States? Per Google, the following data:

Washington’s combined state and local sales tax is the highest in the nation

The Washington estate tax is the highest in the nation

The Washington cost per gallon of gasoline is also the highest in the nation, including even in California

These high costs will undoubtedly cause many Washington residents to move elsewhere out of our beautiful Washington state! Our legislators should instead find ways to reduce needless spending and subsequently reduce our high tax history! Today more people are leaving Washington state than arriving! Government wasteful spending and needless regulations, which are driving up costs, are the real culprits in our beautiful state!

Richard Asche, Po