Comments on: Quincy’s Gain: Huge Growth in Tax Revenue

By: town people

town people — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:14:49 +0000

What Quincy Washington needs more than anything is jobs, and it’s time that the Mayor of Quincy and the owners of the data centers step up and look closely at this issue and start hiring local qualified people. These Data centers are bringing employees from Seattle, Organ and other towns but have not hired anyone from Quincy.However the Quincy people do have the increase of property taxes and also are burdened with higher electricity bills. They need to start advertising for employment locally and give us an opportunity to befit and not only have to pay the consequences of having these new Data centers invade or town.

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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:10:49 +0000

[...] is another infuriating reminder from the news: That spigot of revenue may be short-lived due to the state’s stance on data center tax [...]

By: richard arthur

richard arthur — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:20:15 +0000

Hey TD, Washington does NOT have a “relatively low” sales tax. California is listed in national data bases as the “highest” with 7.25 (including a statewide 1% local tax), but in fact Washington’s 6.5% state rate is increased by a minimum of 1% local sales tax that ranges all the way up to 3% local, making it in fact the HIGHEST or at least one of the highest in the country. Even at the artifically low 6.5% “state” rate, Washington finds only five states ahead of it (Tenn, RI, NJ, Miss and Cal) — but again, that state rate is only part of the story. Washington also imposes a Business & Occupation tax on gross (rather than net) business income, another very regressive tax.

By: r

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:07:56 +0000

Why do we have such a resistance to a flat tax? That would be fair to everyone?
This entire conversation is over the Bribery by the government. Power is being handed off to our government by allowing tax collection to be used as a threat of prosecution. WE, the little guy do not have the money to fight the system like Bill Gates. We just have our money stolen from us in the name of our fair share or the other come back like “How do you think we pay for fire, police and education. If a flat tax were used everyone would be handled the same by the taxing agency, if I make $100 I pay a tax 6-10 % so: $100 made $6 taxes and $400,000 made $240,000 taxes, no exceptions that would be used as a Bribery or punishment. This is the only way we are going to regain trust in this tax system that is so complex and corrupt that we all wonder where it will end.

By: Ernie

Ernie — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:47:48 +0000

TD Sorry to bust your bubble but this is a Right and Left Wing wacko situation. The fight began with the State of Washington and Microsoft in 1998 when Bill Gates (a Democrat) purchased the land to build his home. The state wanted the land valued at 2 million dollars to be valued at 5 million dollars to charge higher closing taxes on Gates.

When the house was finished in 2003 the house was overvalued by the State of Washington by 175% in an attempt to get more taxes out of Gates. In both cases Gates went to court and won, in my opinion rightfully so. So it is a situation of a Republican using his political clout to try and punish Bill Gates for being a democrat. The battle between the State of Washington and Microsoft will continue.

Moving the Data Center from Quincy to Texas is more about a “In your face” from Microsoft to the government over taxes once again. Just for the record I’m a fiscal conservative who hates both the Republican and Democratic parties that have dismantled and divided America since 1992.

By: jcafazzo

jcafazzo — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:54:40 +0000

What Washington state needs more than anything is jobs, and it’s high time that the Legislature steps up and makes a move on economic development. Data centers provide high-paying jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenue, especially in areas of the state — like central Washington — that need it the most. Far from being the wrong time to ease the tax burden on data centers, this is the exact right time for the state’s political leaders to take action.

By: TD

TD — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:00:55 +0000

Does MS really think that A/C costs in Texas will be less than 7.9% sales tax?

And before all you right wing wackos start complaining about Democrats and taxes let me inform you that McKenna is a Republican. Washington state has no income tax and a relatively low sales tax rate. Tax wise its very cheap to live here compared to many other states.