There's talk of taxing water bills and anything water-related with a 15% add-on tax in order to "fight" this further evidence of human-caused global warming. The map above shows the counties that will be affected by the fight against the weather (mostly the sun). Note the "exempt" area - King County/Seattle. What a shock!
Interesting note about population distribution in Washington State. If you want to elect a governor, all the votes you need are to be had in King County. Seattle has solidly Democrat representation. We don't get a lot of Republican governors up here. So the 15% will be charged in the counties where the drought will be "fought". What will be done with the money is less clear. Fight a few fires maybe, but a 15% surcharge isn't exactly chump change.
Exempting Seattle/King county is a smart move. Don't want to make the people who got you elected when there's a recall petition floating around out there. But as another flim flam man once said, "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain." I AM JAY. THE GREAT AND POWERFUL!
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