{"id":1124,"date":"2017-05-22T12:19:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T20:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdc.wastateleg.org\/saldana\/?p=1124"},"modified":"2017-05-22T12:19:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T20:19:21","slug":"yakima-herald-op-ed-in-englishen-espanol-senate-budget-is-wrong-approach-on-both-sides-of-the-cascades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/alpha\/2017\/05\/22\/yakima-herald-op-ed-in-englishen-espanol-senate-budget-is-wrong-approach-on-both-sides-of-the-cascades\/","title":{"rendered":"Salda\u00f1a’s Yakima Herald Op-Ed (In English\/En Espa\u00f1ol): Senate budget is wrong approach on both sides of the Cascades"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senate budget is wrong approach on both sides of the Cascades<\/a> <\/strong><\/h2>\n

By state Sen. Rebecca Salda\u00f1a<\/p>\n

May 20, 2017<\/p>\n

Throughout this legislative session, I have heard more times than I can remember how the interests of Seattle are at odds with Eastern Washington. But there is something my district in South Seattle shares with communities in the Yakima Valley: We can count ourselves among many throughout Washington who will see a big property tax hike under the state Senate Republican budget.<\/p>\n

To fund their budget they rely on a levy swap, which they claim raises taxes only in \u201crich districts.\u201d But school districts throughout Washington \u2014 including Union Gap, Zillah, Toppenish, Wapato and Mount Adams \u2014 will see an increase in taxes under their plan. Others will be forced to choose to raise their property taxes, sometimes by hundreds of dollars, if they vote to support their schools with a 10 percent levy. This is true in Yakima, Sunnyside, Naches Valley and Selah.<\/p>\n

Just like many of you, the majority of people in my district can\u2019t afford these tax hikes. Whether it is a working family or someone on a fixed income, taxpayers in this state are already struggling to make ends meet. I have lived in both rural farming communities in the Northwest as well as the city of Seattle. I understand how difficult it is to find solutions to complex problems that will work for our diverse communities and people in Washington.<\/p>\n

School funding is one of those complex challenges, and what lawmakers do this year may well define our education system for a generation. In order to do this right, it will take a serious commitment from both Republicans and Democrats.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the Senate budget raises property taxes in dozens and dozens of communities that can\u2019t afford it. Meanwhile, Senate Republican budget negotiators are also refusing to come to the table with House Democrats who have asked for meetings repeatedly.<\/p>\n

The funding approaches between the two budgets are stark. This is to be expected. But the political divide can only be breached by honest, good-faith negotiations. I know there are many Senate Republicans who want to reach across the aisle and work this out for their constituents. Like me, they believe that whether you live in Seattle or Selah, taxpayers should get the most for their dollar and know what it buys.<\/p>\n

But raising taxes on some homeowners to buy lower taxes for others is not an equitable solution to our school funding question. After all, we all want our kids to succeed and our schools thrive. And though no one likes taxes, both Republicans and Democrats rely on them to fund our schools and balance their budgets.<\/p>\n

The only way we will ever find solutions that work for all of us is for everyone to come to the negotiation table. This is what the people of this state expect of their leaders, no matter where they live.<\/p>\n

El presupuesto del senado tiene el enfoque equivocado para ambos lados de las monta\u00f1as<\/h2>\n

Por la senadora estatal Rebecca Salda\u00f1a<\/p>\n

A trav\u00e9s de esta sesi\u00f3n legislativa, he escuchado una y otra vez c\u00f3mo los intereses de Seattle est\u00e1n en desacuerdo con los del oriente de Washington. Pero hay algo que mi distrito en el sur de Seattle comparte con las comunidades en el Valle de Yakima: Nos podemos contar entre los muchos en Washington que ver\u00e1n una gran alza de impuestos de propiedad bajo el presupuesto de los republicanos en el senado.<\/p>\n

Para financiar su presupuesto, los Republicanos usan una \u2018levy swap\u2019 que, seg\u00fan ellos, s\u00f3lo alza los impuestos en \u201cdistritos ricos.\u201d Pero casi todos los distritos escolares en Washington, incluyendo Union Gap, Zillah, Toppenish, Wapato y Mount Adams, ver\u00e1n un alza de impuestos bajo este plan. Otros se ver\u00e1n obligados a optar por aumentar impuestos de propiedad local, a veces por cientos de d\u00f3lares, si votan para apoyar a sus escuelas con una \u2018levy\u2019 del 10 por ciento. Esto es cierto en Yakima, Sunnyside, Naches Valley y Selah.<\/p>\n

Como muchos de ustedes, la mayor\u00eda de las personas en mi distrito no pueden permitirse estas alzas de impuestos. Si se trata de familias trabajadoras o personas con ingreso fijo, los contribuyentes en este estado ya est\u00e1n luchando para llegar al fin del mes. He vivido en comunidades rurales en el noroeste y tambi\u00e9n en la ciudad de Seattle. Entiendo lo dif\u00edcil que es encontrar soluciones a problemas complejos que funcionen para nuestras diversas comunidades y personas en Washington.<\/p>\n

La financiaci\u00f3n escolar es un reto complejo. Lo que hacemos los legisladores este a\u00f1o puede definir el sistema educativo para las generaciones futuras en Washington. Para hacer esto bien, ser\u00e1 necesario contar con un compromiso serio de ambos republicanos y dem\u00f3cratas.<\/p>\n

Desafortunadamente, el presupuesto del senado eleva los impuestos de propiedad en comunidades a trav\u00e9s del estado que simplemente no podr\u00edan pagar. Mientras tanto, los negociadores del presupuesto republicano se niegan a reunirse con los dem\u00f3cratas de la c\u00e1mara de representantes que siguen pidiendo juntas.<\/p>\n

Hay diferencias en los enfoques de financiaci\u00f3n entre los presupuestos de los republicanos y dem\u00f3cratas. Esto es de esperar. Pero la divisi\u00f3n pol\u00edtica s\u00f3lo puede ser solucionada mediante negociaciones honestas y de buena fe. S\u00e9 que hay muchos republicanos, tanto como dem\u00f3cratas, en el senado que quieren trabajar conjuntamente para resolver este problema. Como yo, ellos creen que independientemente de si usted vive en Seattle o en Selah, los contribuyentes deben sacar el m\u00e1ximo provecho de sus impuestos y saber en qu\u00e9 se invierten.<\/p>\n

Pero aumentar los impuestos de algunos propietarios para bajar impuestos para otros no es una soluci\u00f3n equitativa al problema de financiamiento para las escuelas. Despu\u00e9s de todo, queremos que nuestros hijos tengan \u00e9xito y nuestras escuelas prosperen. Y aunque a nadie le gustan los impuestos, tanto los republicanos como los dem\u00f3cratas conf\u00edan en ellos para financiar las escuelas y balancear el presupuesto.<\/p>\n

La \u00fanica manera en que encontraremos soluciones permanentes que funcionen para todos es que ambos republicanos y dem\u00f3cratas vengan a la mesa de negociaciones. Esto es lo que la gente de ambos lados del estado espera de sus l\u00edderes.<\/p>\n

* Rebecca Salda\u00f1a es la senadora estatal del distrito legislativo 37, que cubre gran parte del sur de Seattle y partes de Renton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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