Arrow-right Camera
Subscribe now

League opposes Prop. 2

Based upon study and our subsequent position on tax structure, the League of Women Voters of the Spokane Area opposes Proposition 2, which asks citizens to change the City Charter to require a supermajority, 5-2 vote to raise taxes in the future.

The LWVSA believes:

• In representative government.

• That every citizen should be protected in the right to vote.

• That government should maintain an equitable and flexible system of taxation.

The national League position includes that government must have the knowledge, resources and power to make decisions that meet citizens’ needs and reconcile conflicting interests and priorities, and it must be able to function in an efficient manner with a minimum of conflict, wasted time and duplication of effort.

Specifically, the League Tax Structure position states that: Flexibility and recognition of changing times and needs is important in tax policy. This position supports tax policies that respond with flexibility in changing times, allowing the legislative body to take appropriate actions.

For those reasons, the League of Women Voters of Spokane opposes Proposition 2.

Pam Behring

Spokane



Letters policy

The Spokesman-Review invites original letters on local topics of public interest. Your letter must adhere to the following rules:

  • No more than 250 words
  • We reserve the right to reject letters that are not factually correct, racist or are written with malice.
  • We cannot accept more than one letter a month from the same writer.
  • With each letter, include your daytime phone number and street address.
  • The Spokesman-Review retains the nonexclusive right to archive and re-publish any material submitted for publication.

Unfortunately, we don’t have space to publish all letters received, nor are we able to acknowledge their receipt. (Learn more.)

Submit letters using any of the following:

Our online form
Submit your letter here
Mail
Letters to the Editor
The Spokesman-Review
999 W. Riverside Ave.
Spokane, WA 99201
Fax
(509) 459-3815

Read more about how we crafted our Letters to the Editor policy