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Article: State income tax? Rossi's attempt to tar Gregoire is spurious

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August 15, 2008
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With all the big-ticket items facing this state, from an economic downturn to education and health-care needs, we don't need red herring issues -- such as talk of a state income tax -- cluttering up the political landscape in this election year.

It's already been mentioned in the gubernatorial campaign that pits Gov. Chris Gregoire in a rematch with Republican Dino Rossi: Does Gregoire favor an income tax? (Actually, it really doesn't matter if she does or not. More on that later.)

The income tax question is one that has popped up in past gubernatorial campaigns, usually with the implication that if a Democrat is governor, the state will somehow get an income tax. Of

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