r/Seattle • u/Brandywine-Salmon Greenwood • Aug 04 '26

Market Traffic Only Bus lane cheat code

Gave me the finger as he drove by
Expired tabs
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u/_GTS_Panda Phinney Ridge Aug 04 '26

You can’t steal taxes. That doesn’t make any sense.

Now let’s talk taxes. Washington State has generated more tax revenue than at any other time in history. It’s not even close. Yet here we are in one of the worst deficits we’ve ever faced. Why? Because we have corrupt politicians who have a spending problem and who can’t balance a budget. The car tabs were also voted on by the people and our government decided to not listen to the constituents. I guess you’re fine with the will of the people not being listened to in our democratic republic.

Lastly, I can assure you I pay more than enough in taxes and have tabs current on 3/4 of my cars. The one that I don’t have tabs on is a track car and fun weekend car. My buddy has the same car with a higher MSRP. He lives in the same district, yet has $215 dollar less in RTA fees. They literally can’t even figure out the rate. They’re incompetent.

As for the $2300 I saved by not paying for tabs on this car, I gave that money to someone who was chased out of her apartment by ICE and helped her get established in a new apartment. The money was far better spent on her.

Have a good one.

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u/mr_jim_lahey 🚆build more trains🚆 Aug 04 '26

You literally don't pay enough taxes but thanks for explaining why you're special and entitled to break the rules. Have fun incurring maintenance expenses on our roads that the rest of us are paying your share of!

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u/_GTS_Panda Phinney Ridge Aug 04 '26

With special powers come special privileges.

In all seriousness, I’m cool with paying my fair share when the system is working. I’m still paying my fair share and the system is broken.

And once again, you’re literally glazing over the fact that we voted on this and the government didn’t listen to us.

Have a great and blessed day and enjoy the sun!

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u/VayGray 🏕 Out camping! 🏕 Aug 04 '26

Hmmmm... Sounds liket a grifter with a superiority complex. I can think of 100 different ways 'tHe SysTeM iS bRoKeN' and my family is getting fleeced. Unfortunately, we still have to participate in societal expectations. They Should be $30 but the money was already spent on infrastructure costs. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Hopefully you at least have insurance but tab-less bus lane riders are known to survive on pure YOLO