Okay, the story had a different title, we all see what we want to see. Buried in the story Huskies May Play 2010 Season in Qwest Field is the meaningful part for KeyArena.
There is a major push, partly through the efforts of the University of Washington's lobbying efforts for a major remodel of Huskie Stadium, to give the authority to the local government to decide the priority for spending the locally collected tax revenue.
In this case the Seattle Times’ story is talking about King County, and the taxing authority going to the King County Council and not having it reside in the state legislature.
These funds can only be spent on youth athletic facilities, arts, cultural centers, stadiums, just infrastructure, no operating expenditures. They have to build with it, in this case, possibly Husky Stadium.
Most people think this is just some other general fund budget item that could just as well get spent on anything state-wide. Well, that is not the case. This tax is not collected generally and should not get raided to be spent generally.
Do the people on the other side of the state really think I want to pay 2.8 percent more for french fries so they can take that tax money for a state general obligation in their town? Tax your own businesses if you want the funds, or don't ask for them.
This is becoming the argument, and not the ignorant words about what the money is spent on. If I am dumb enough to tax myself in order to build this stuff I really, really do want the revenue from those taxes to actually build and pay for it, really.
I really thought the Husky Stadium would be the fall guy in trying to get the funds for what they are actually intended for, and not raided and spread all over the state.
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