Lawmaker wants to tax umpires

[Tim C]

I live in a "boarder" community to Washington State.

All our craft employees that live on the Washington State side of the Columbia River are taxed, by Oregon, for every dollar they earn in this state.

I would rather review quickly this gentleman's "reason" for the tax. It appears rather obvious that he has based it as a "penalty tax" motivated by umpire performance.

As we all learned in basic polysci no tax that is established as a punishment is ever effective.

Every politician is looking for new revenue streams. Especially if those that are forced to pay them have no recourse at the ballot box.

Tee