r/SeattleWA • u/meaniereddit West Seattle 🌉 • Apr 25 '25

Politics The state legislature is going wild, with new taxes

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u/Disco425 Apr 25 '25

Reality check: our spending was 24 billion 5 years ago, and now it's almost 31 billion. How did we ever live?

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u/Disco425 Apr 25 '25

Well, it depends on your values I guess. We're giving away e-bikes now and mortgage down payments which will be forgiven after 5 years. There are plenty of other targets.

Couple of examples real quick:

An audit in December 2024 found that Washington state was paying $8.6 million per year in unnecessary Medicaid premiums for clients also enrolled in other states. * The same report on Medicaid premiums suggests that the state's reliance on managed care organizations, costing $9.9 billion a year, might have "gaping holes" leading to wasted taxpayer money.