More with John Ahern

Bob asked:  How would you change the state tax structure?  Would you be in favor of state income tax?
Ahern:  Absolutely not!   You get that state income tax here and businesses will be out of here in droves.  The number one selling point for the State of Washington to draw any business into the State  is we continue to advertize that we do not have an income tax.  If that passes we’ve lost our big selling point.  We sell two things: the quality of life in the State, it’s beautiful, that and the fact that we have no income tax.  So those are draws for businesses.

Debbie asked:  Should the State get out of the liquor business?
Ahern:  Yes.  The first thing that needs to be privatized is going to be liquor.  Initiatives 1100 and 1105 get the government out of the liquor business.

Debbie: Anything you want the voters to know that you haven't been asked yet?
Ahern:  I think I’ve been asked everything under the sun.  One thing I tell the voters is that in the eight years I was in, I had a felony DUI bill and I was instrumental in getting the Veteran’s Cemetery here in Medical Lake.  So therefore, our mantra is this: experience counts.  It’s right here on my card…(we laugh again as he hands me his flier).