JC,

Gee, imagine if your governor decided to place a 25% state tax on all 'non-essential' items. Now what the gov't. decides is essential will not be the same as you or I. "Washington is a very wealthy state and we are not taxed enough, a few still have some money." Maybe by the time your governor gets done you'll have a smoke free state, a gas effective state and a state void of any voluntary purchases.

Allan