The question is, what do the people want, lower taxes or more services? The answer is yes.
— Joe Dear, former chief of staff to Governor Gary Locke, several weeks after Locke’s reelection in January 2001 (as quoted by The Seattle Times).
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The question is, what do the people want, lower taxes or more services? The answer is yes.