Why did voters reject three anti-tax initiatives? We ask prolific initiative filer Tim Eyman
Washingtonians voted down three tax-related initiatives that would have repealed the state’s cap and trade program, made the state’s long term care program optional, and repealed the state’s new capital gains tax.
Those lost by large margins. One initiative passed, it protects access to and use of natural gas.
All four initiatives were backed by hedge fund manager Brian Heywood, who put $6 million into signature gathering. Heywood claimed that the policies he was trying to repeal amounted to taxes on Washingtonians.
And historically, Washington voters have been receptive to initiatives that…
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