Like I said, "tax and spend" is an over-used phrase and its repeated use by the GOP masks the party's lack of a viable plan to run the state's financial/economic side. I hear lot's of complaints about taxes, but not changing anything ( by Democrats or Republicans) is not a plan. As I noted in my first post, people expect to have effective fire/ems services, roads, schools, and a basic level of funding for people that need temporary assistance. As you probably know education presently (the McCleary decision may require more funding)  takes about 34% of the WA state budget.

My point is that something has to change if WA is going to stop having one of the most regressive tax rates in the country. I do note that in looking back over the last 10 years you don't mention the Recession or its impact. So again lets see candidates produce and compare economic plans, with taxation part of the comparison. Just saying no taxes, as Mr. Alger suggests, doesn't solve any funding problems.