Hi All,

   A very reasoned argument, up to a certain point. Mr. Brunell does not like an income tax, and makes an argument against it. He never makes the next step, how does he prefer to fund government?

   Does he prefer the property tax, or the sales tax. he never tells us. I get bored with people like this, they get to criticize what gets done, but don't tell us what they want to have done, or want to do in the future.

   Connecticut has only about twice the area of King County, an aging infrastructure, and winters, well, WINTERS. Florida has thousands of condos in foreclosure.

   Washington state's problems, to a certain extent, are unique. We had a de facto income tax in the old car tabs tax, now we have "$30 Tabs", and used cars that are being sold for a song, for lack of a parking space. We live at the end of the line, most of our population is tied here in a way a retiree in Connecticut is not.

   Thanks for your time, take care.