WA State is nickel and diming us to death.

NEW TAXES
Soft drinks: 5 cents per 12 oz. can at wholesale: $277 million.
Bottled water: 1 cent per ounce at wholesale: $366 million.

REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX
Raise rate to 1.6 percent from 1.28 percent: $381.4 million.

CIGARETTE TAX
Raise by 25 cents per pack (net gain): $56.4 million

OIL SPILL TAX
Boost oil spill tax to 5 percent value of barrell: $1.278 billion

ESTATE TAX
Double estate tax rates: $237.5 million.

RETAIL SALES AND USE TAX
—Raise state sales tax from 6.5 to 6.6 percent: $225 million.
—Raise state sales tax to 7 percent: $1.12 billion.
—Raise state sales tax to 7.5 percent: $2.23 billion.

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—Repeal the sales tax exemption for all newspapers: $30.7 million.
—Repeal the sales tax exemption for gasoline: $1.537 billion.
—Repeal the sales tax break for manufacturing: $416 million.

—Repeal sales tax exemption for vehicle trade-ins: $309 million
—Collect sales tax on over the counter drugs: $$38.6 million.
—Extend sales tax to candy and gum: $58.8 million.
—Repeal sales tax exemption for custom software: $252 million.

EXTEND SALES TAX TO CONSUMER SERVICES:
—to veterinarians: $39.2 million.
—to cable television: $61.2 million.
—to beauty salons: $51.9 million.
—to barber shops: $3 million.
—to funeral services: $8.4 million
—to motion picture theaters and drive-ins: $22.8 million.
—to professional sports clubs: $34.6 million.
—to membershop sports clubs: $3.6 million.

EXTEND SALES TAX TO BUSINESS SERVICES
—to advertising: $26 million.
—to janitorial services: $12.4 million.
—to consultants: $47.3 million.
—to lawyers and legal services: $374.6 million.
—to architects and engineers: $158.3 million.
—to accountants and auditors: $157.9 million.
—to detective and security services: $123.9 million.
—to research and development: $66.2 million.
—to computer and data processing: $124.1 million.
—to management services: $247.1 million.

EXTEND SALES TAX TO MEDICAL SERVICES
—to doctors: $453 million.
—to dentists: $221.9 million.
—to osteopaths: $1.8 million.
—to other health practitioners: $113.5 million.
—to nursing homes: $78.1 million.
—to hospitals: $393.7 million.
—to medical laboratories: $32.2 million.

EXTEND SALES TAX TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
—to banking: $15.8 million.
—to credit agencies: $144.2 million.
—to security brokers: $$146 million.
—to insurance companies: $9.3 million.
—to insurance agents: $190.4 million.
—to holding companies: $14.3 million.

BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION TAX (Rate increases)
10 percent surtax on all: $630.6 million.
25 percent surtax on all: $1.577 billion.

repeal first mortgage deduction: $161 million.
repeal exemption for state-chartered credit unions: $50.2 million.
eliminate deduction for private school tuition: $12.7 million.