To protect our values and ensure a sustainable future, we must make difficult choices and right-size state government. Failing to act will only create greater challenges for Washingtonians. - ThreadSky

governorferguson.bsky.social • 82 days ago

To protect our values and ensure a sustainable future, we must make difficult choices and right-size state government.
Failing to act will only create greater challenges for Washingtonians.

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daffodilpedals.bsky.social•81 days ago

So you'll be doing things like halting highway expansions which only add to recurring costs and add no revenue (public or private) for the state?

zesmerelda.bsky.social•81 days ago

Tax the rich, Bob.

cathydebourgh.bsky.social•82 days ago

This is ghastly. The federal government is being disassembled and we desperately need a strong, well-funded state government in order to survive this crisis. Tax the rich.

kyliemabe23.bsky.social•81 days ago

To all the comments about taxing the rich: eventually you will run out of other people’s money to spend. Why not audit programs to ensure they make fiscal sense? We can all agree the government wastes a lot of money, can’t we?

liminalgrind.bsky.social•81 days ago

Excellent idea. Surely we'd never find out giving Boeing, Microsoft, Amazon, T Mobile, et al huge tax breaks is an enormous fuckin waste of money? Right?

sjsslj.bsky.social•81 days ago

When you tax the rich, tons of hoarded money in re-injected into the state economy. That money finds it's way back into regular people's businesses and paychecks. When people have money, they spend and recirculate it. That's how a healthy economy works.

missfruitypie.bsky.social•82 days ago

You are hurting our state's residents and conservative voters are still going to call you a commie

funksands.bsky.social•82 days ago

When you are winning the Seattle Times over, you are probably losing

peanutslady.bsky.social•81 days ago

Astute observation

jareddouglas.bsky.social•82 days ago

Tax the rich, Governor.

chas.bsky.social•82 days ago

Tax rich people you coward

annemariedooley.bsky.social•81 days ago

Please look at the hundreds of millions in tax handouts to Amazon, Boeing and Microsoft listed on the Dept of Revenue website. Put working families first instead.

svennigan.bsky.social•82 days ago

'Right-size'. 'Right-size.' 'Right-size'.

What does that even mean, governor?

I see it said a lot. Not a single person has been able to explain what it means without a load of political bloviating.

ani-la.bsky.social•79 days ago

You are more like Trump than I thought 🤬

joshrosenau.org•82 days ago

Voters statewide backed you and higher taxes on the richest to pay for services. The Seattle Times’ conservative editorial board is not representative of the state. Voters want schools to stay open and for our state leaders to make up for services lost by Trump/Musk’s irresponsible slashing.

peanutslady.bsky.social•81 days ago

Well said!

craigdodge.bsky.social•81 days ago

So how long until you bring a chainsaw into a press conference?

millibeau.bsky.social•81 days ago

By cutting child welfare services? By cuts to healthcare? All of us must suffer so the rich can profit? Eventually us peons are going to be too poor and sick and dead to uphold their empire.

trainerfigby.bsky.social•82 days ago

Please tax wealthy Washingtonians!

geeknomad.bsky.social•81 days ago

Increase taxes on the rich, don’t cut off the poor.

hammersandcats.bsky.social•80 days ago

Stop increasing the budget for the effing police and asking government employees and teachers to bear the brunt

vokyl.bsky.social•81 days ago

We must make one super easy choice: TAX THE RICH

residentweevil.bsky.social•81 days ago

The School Meals for All bill you wanted passed died in committee again this year. The proposed federal budget will cut school lunch funding for nearly 500k Washington children. Further cuts to SNAP will leave even more children hungry. Fund vital programs by making a more progressive tax code.

e-van-every.bsky.social•81 days ago

Tax rich people. That's sustainable. Do the needed work to get an income tax for this state.

Oh, and STOP GIVING MONEY TO COPS.

I am so utterly disgusted with you, sir.

blackcatnature.bsky.social•82 days ago

Utilizing the Maga-owned Seattle Times as proof you’re on the right track is not the flex you think it is.

Stop being a scared little bitch and tax the hell out of Washington state’s wealthiest citizens: Amazon, Boeing, Microsoft —start there.

billyisagoat.bsky.social•82 days ago

We have historically given boing boing big bucks/cuts only for them to backtrack and bounce, from Boing field to …..Boing fled!!!

c-birdz.bsky.social•70 days ago

Ready for the bidding war between Denmark and Canada to buy California, Oregon, and Washington states 🙌🏼

philathans.bsky.social•81 days ago

If after you lose the next primary you wonder what turned us against you, it was when you used the MBA-speak nonsense word “right-size,” which is code for “firing the people who make the least money.” Fare thee well, future Former Governor Ferguson.

brikelike.bsky.social•81 days ago

Please use your adult words and give us a definition of “right size.”

sophiashukla.bsky.social•79 days ago

WA Democrats have a supermajority, yet @GovBobFerguson is pushing austerity—cutting food bank funding while Trump slashes support that helps schools & food banks buy from farmers. Why balance the budget on the backs of WA working families instead of fixing our regressive tax system?

poulchapman.bsky.social•81 days ago

Tell Bob Ferguson to stop with the MAGA-light austerity

Contact the Governor’s office via phone at
360-902-4111 or online form at https://governor.wa.gov/contacting-governor, and contact your
legislators at https://leg.wa.gov/help/contact-us/.

poulchapman.bsky.social•81 days ago

You are a goddamn disappointment. Pure MAGA BS

diamonddeb87.bsky.social•82 days ago

How is shutting down 3 wards at Western State Hospital in Lakewood, WA helping save money when that will go against the Trueblood settlement agreement? Won't they start incurring fines again? Jails will start filling up again? All those employees furloughed, loosing $ to care for families?

daninseatown.bsky.social•79 days ago

Right size is code for cutting the social safety net. Tax millionaires and billionaires in this state.

sail4fun.bsky.social•78 days ago

The paramount duty is to amply fund K-12 education, according to the state Constitution and courts. To fulfill this requirement, other priorities must give way. The issue is the spending is outpacing revenue. The spending in non-paramount choices accelerated over the past several years.

kathuryne.bsky.social•82 days ago

Can we get a link to the actual plan or are you still in the process of making one?

sparenimrod.bsky.social•82 days ago

George Washington looks different than I remember

pnwzebra.bsky.social•82 days ago

Thanks for that laugh.

nategillespie.bsky.social•82 days ago

Tax the rich. Austerity is evil and totally unnecessary.

justinoaksford.bsky.social•82 days ago

we have one of the most regressive tax codes in the country. We can not fund basic services in one of the richest states of the richest countries in the world.

And your answer is to cut even more rather than ask the rich to pay a fair share? Republican coward.

eronbo.bsky.social•78 days ago

Explain how the Governor can change our tax structure? The state’s constitution prohibits income tax. Eyman’s initiative killed annual car tab fee which provided revenues related to the value of your car (a progressive tax). The legislature is controlled by Democrats. Let’s see what they propose?

justinoaksford.bsky.social•78 days ago

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/12/17/inslee-proposes-13b-in-taxes-to-overcome-washingtons-budget-shortfall/

eronbo.bsky.social•78 days ago

Justin, it is one thing to propose such a tax and another for it to become a reality. Ferguson is a pragmatist. Inslee was not. Personally, I would like to see a progressive income tax with leadership doing the hard work of a constitutional amendment. Sales taxes are regressive. I want them lower

meatopinion.bsky.social•82 days ago

Tax the rich or define the right size. What schools do you want to close? What programs do you want to end? Tell us who you're willing to hurt to protect large donors.

liminalgrind.bsky.social•81 days ago

Has Ferguson decided he only needs to be elected once the same way that Trump says the MAGA cultists won't have to vote anymore?

peanutslady.bsky.social•81 days ago

This is the worst time for austerity Governor. In fact, I'm getting really concerned about the way you're plowing forward with your plans despite what's happening federally

Are you going to be able to meet this moment and care for your citizens?

robertcruickshank.com•82 days ago

joshrosenau.org•81 days ago

emortal-jasper.bsky.social•81 days ago

This has to stop before it gets too far. We are the only state that moved further left in the election, so it would be nice if you’d quit acting like the Republican Governor we DIDN’T vote for by parroting their harmful talking points and actions.

emortal-jasper.bsky.social•81 days ago

Increase taxes on corporations, stop expanding highways, don’t take money and services away from regular people.

asteraceaeg.bsky.social•81 days ago

TAX THE RICH.

savealfira.bsky.social•82 days ago

We're screwed, aren't we?

Trump in the White House. Harrell and Nelson running Seattle. And a cost-cutting Republican calling himself a Democrat in the Governor's mansion.

When people start burning stuff down, this right here is why. Might want to turn back and do better while you're still can Bob

toddwr.bsky.social•82 days ago

Or… hear me out here… we could tax rich people more and not cut programs and services.

willowie.bsky.social•81 days ago

Yes! Tax the rich. If you’re not willing to do that you MUST explain to the people of Washington your justification for NOT taxing the rich. I think we are done with old talking points (from everyone) about jobs, trickle down, not wanting wealthy business owners/corporations to leave the state, etc.

queerjoan.bsky.social•82 days ago

Bob, I really do like your approach to making our government more efficient and more effective, but your approach to the budget isn't frugality--it's austerity.

broadwayjoefyvm.bsky.social•81 days ago

Tax the rich, then call on the military to remove Agent Krasnov and its cancerous minions.

dcava.bsky.social•81 days ago

The DOGE Governor fails to learn from national politics. Now is not the time for gutting state capacity. It's time to tax the rich!

bird-set-free.bsky.social•82 days ago

I’m getting pretty damn tired of the scarcity mentality. We live in a time of abundance. There is plenty of money to take care of the American people. All you have to do is tax the rich.

bird-set-free.bsky.social•82 days ago

I should have known I would regret voting for you.

cascadiaresistance.bsky.social•81 days ago

It is seriously beyond time that somebody puts their foot down and stops caving to the billionaire elite in this country. You are not elected by PACs and think tanks like Third Way. You are elected by and for the people. And we the people gave democrats in Washington a mandate. And not for this.

cascadiaresistance.bsky.social•81 days ago

I want to see you increase revenue by making corporations (who are dumping tons of PAC money into our politics in Washington state to oppose the direct will of the people). It is corruption. Baumgarther is advocating for logging national forests while getting paid by timberland company Weyerhaeuser.

cookingtheresa.bsky.social•82 days ago

What are you doing to protect your constituents who are losing benefits?

riz4robot.bsky.social•82 days ago

https://youtu.be/A7OlQG9C4zM?si=Cb8rS90qP4UccY_W

nowhannahwon.bsky.social•82 days ago

You're an attorney. You should be able to recognize that spending cuts only make logical sense if our revenue is properly structured.

We have the second most regressive tax structure in the nation. We used be #1 until we passed the CAPITAL GAINS TAX.

Do logic and math better.

eriklowe.bsky.social•81 days ago

Stop highway expansion, then.

namenotsure.bsky.social•81 days ago

You could save 100 million & cancel the cop give a way.

flargblarg.bsky.social•81 days ago

Balancing a budget also requires looking at revenue sources. You know this.

nitrofox.bsky.social•82 days ago

I know we were talking about updating the state flag but I think this might be counterproductive in terms of simplicity

ammiller.bsky.social•78 days ago

Please do not cut pay of National Board Certified Teachers! Work on making our tax system fair. Fund the raise state workers bargained for last year.

coco312.bsky.social•78 days ago

I think we need to raise revenue instead of all the cuts. We are going to need to take care of each other more than ever the next 4 years and we need the resources and infrastructure to do it.

annaclimbsmtns.bsky.social•81 days ago

Tax the rich

sophiegraece33.bsky.social•81 days ago

Tax the rich!!!🤑

didabrown.bsky.social•82 days ago

Tax the rich, you Musk wanna-be

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