Opponents of Washington state's carbon pricing scheme were clear that this policy would drive up fuel costs at the pump at a time when Washingtonians could least afford it. The governor and legislative Democrats argued that any increases would be nominal, however simple math indicated a significant increase of close to 50 cents per gallon for this crony-capitalist shell game, and that's exactly what happened.
Supporters of this carbon-pricing scam tried gaslight the public and shift blame onto the supposed greed of oil companies. They completely ignored the fact that our neighboring states have had much lower gas prices.
We learned from a whistleblower that the public may have been purposefully misled about the 'cap-and-tax' program. A long-time and relatively senior state employee who was tasked with calculating the costs says he was pressured to lie about the impact on gas prices, which showed a 45 to 50 cents per gallon increase. He refused to lie and appears was retaliated against and forced from his job.
Watch the KING 5 story by clicking here.
During Governor Inslee's tenure, state agencies have been plagued by serious mismanagement. This isn't the first time and likely not the last where the uniparty state will try to hide the truth from the public.
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