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Saturday Morning Live for November 16 2019

What does an “affordable“ Bellingham look like? With the recent election results and the recommendations of Bellingham’s “Climate Action Task Force,” soon to be taken up by the City of Bellingham (and likely Whatcom County, too) it is really important that local stakeholders pay attention to what’s happening and what’s contributing to the increased “lack of affordable housing/shelter,” in our community.

You may ask yourself, “Why is the Bellingham City Council pushing the Climate Action Task Force agenda on its residents?” The reality is that what is happening in Bellingham/Whatcom County is a compilation of the Delphi Method and the Overton Window.

Heard It from A Friend - Who Heard It from A Friend --

“Heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who, heard it from another you’ve been messing around.”

Gossip, we have all been caught up in its ugly web at sometime. That’s why the beginning of this Reo-Speedwagon song is so catchy. It brings us back to our days in high school or a bad stereotype for women in the 60’s.

Saturday Morning Live for November 9 2019

Host Kris Halterman will discuss the 2019 Election Results with Vincet Buys and Charlie Crabtree.

Why did you vote to lower the car tab taxes?
1) You don't like car tab taxes, but you are OK with other kinds of taxes?
2) You don't like it when agencies pull shenanigans with how the determine car values?
3) You think our car tab taxes have been spent unwisely.
4) Of all the increases in taxes this year, this was the only one you could cut.

WOW!!! The tin ear of our elected officials is really something to behold.

It really takes a lot to get through to the Democrats who are running our state. They really do not believe that we have been taxed too much, that there is a limit to the taxes we will pay without concrete results. That we have had enough of taxes that only fund more red tape for the rest of us. It is not just the Car tabs, take a look at the advisory votes on the tax increases from the past Democratic controlled legislature. There is no confidence out here that we will get what we are paying for.

It’s just YOUR money!

Did you notice what I did on the ballot?

Money - Money - Money, MONEY!

This last week we heard about and read about the money that is in this year’s Whatcom County elections. So okay. Let’s focus on the money. It can make a difference. The slicker an ad, the catchier the phrase, the more often you hear it, sways voters. What kind of voters does money sway? The last-minute uninvolved voter. Why is this a big deal? Because as we have often seen in Whatcom County many voters do not actually know the person they vote for.

The Buzz About A Wealth Tax

There’s a lot of buzz being created by local, state , and national candidates about social equality and paying for huge social programs by instituting a “wealth tax.” It is important for voters to understand the differences between income tax and wealth tax.

An income tax is placed on your annual earned income (wages aka property) cumulative for the year.

A wealth tax is assessed every year on money and tangible or intangible assets of value earned and retained (already taxed), then after subtracting your cumulative liabilities the difference is defined as your net worth; your wealth factor.

How long do you believe that anyone with the money to be charged a wealth “stripping” tax (robbing someone of their after tax property) would choose to stay in a nation so ignorant of basic economic principles that created the wealthiest and best nation on earth? Don’t be fooled by the lies. A wealth tax is a head-fake that plays on the human condition of jealousy. Jealousy corrupts your moral compass to take what others earned, which all feeds envy and greed to take it rather than earn it.

Wake up America. Wake up your children. It’s not too late.

What's the difference between wealth and income? Link to definition

You Don't Know Sh*t About Taxes: Link to article