Eastern WA benefits from transportation bill

Just a short note here - Washblog has a piece about how Spokane benefits from the transportation bill, and what improvements will be lost if I-912 passes. Definitely worth a read!

Here's the thing with this east vs. west thing in Washington state - both sides flatly refuse to listen to each other, and flatly blame the other side for the entire problem. "If only you'd do exactly as we want!" both sides say. Well, things that work in Eastern WA will suck big dirty ass in Western WA, and vice versa. It's a different economy, different population, different needs.

What is universal is a need for upgraded infrastructure, and somehow many Eastern WA folks believe that despite having a miniscule portion of the population in the state, they're "picking up the tab". Taxes affect all people, and the areas with the most people will inherently pay the most - and receive the most back in services. That's just the way the world is. The needs of Eastern Washington must be considered in all plans (and it's heavily weighted in this transportation bill, by the way), but Eastern Washington separationists must learn that they are receiving more in services than they are paying in taxes. The system is not unfair.

*sigh*...well, I'm sure this'll just piss someone off and I'll be called arrogant again. If you won't listen, we can't work together to figure it out.