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Typical Baumgartner bill
With SB 6578, Sen. Michael Baumgartner is up to his usual business-comes-first, bully approach to citizens with his politics. Unhappy with the Spokane City Council decision on the sick-leave law, he is now pushing a bill to limit a city’s authority. Why does he want to keep the less fortunate from doing better?
It was less than a year ago he tried to lower the minimum wage, stating “one size doesn’t fit all.” He must have skipped math class the day they explained less is not more when it comes to dollars. This is the same guy who is constantly battling to change or keep federal powers at bay. What a hypocrite.
Our senator then pushed a bill to raise the speed limit and ticket folks driving too slow so he can get to work faster. How self-serving. I wonder how many more lives will be lost because of this? Time will tell.
Of course, the egos of Baumgartner and Spokane Mayor David Condon are worthy tools of big business, which doesn’t care at all about its constituents.
Stuart Smith
Spokane