By: Associated Press | Feb. 7, 2012

Senate Ways and Means Chairman Ed Murray is touting a new idea that puts whipped cream and a cherry atop the governor’s plan for a temporary half-cent sales tax increase. Under Murray’s plan, when the temporary tax expires, the state would impose a permanent capital gains tax. One way to ensure opposition when the plan goes to the polls!

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