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Washington Proposal Offsets Taxes Cut with Gaming Expansion9 March 2004OLYMPIA, Washington – As reported by the Bellingham Herald: "Tim Eyman plans to offset his new proposal to slash state property taxes with $400 million from expanding non-tribal gambling to include electronic slot machines. "The proposal marks the second initiative idea Eyman has floated in the past two days. "…His plan would allow state-licensed facilities, such as mini-casinos, charity groups, bowling alleys, restaurants and taverns, to allow electronic slot machines. The tax would be set to generate an estimated $400 million a year, the amount of property tax relief he proposed Sunday…" |