While our public servants in Olympia talk past each other, it's good to remember whose money they ar

While our public servants in Olympia talk past each other, it's good to remember whose money they are arguing about and where it comes from. Washington is somewhat of an outlier when it comes to tax revenue. cheap rent cars According to the U.S. Census Bureau , it is one of only seven states with no individual income tax, and it's one of only four with no corporate income tax. One result is that sales taxes accounted for 57.7 percent of Washington tax revenue in 2012. That's cheap rent cars down somewhat from 60.7 percent in 2008. Washington tax revenue detail Source 2009 2010 2011 2012 Sales taxes $9,417,864,000 $8,972,868,000 $9,335,206,000 $9,327,885,000 Retail sales $6,903,654,000 $6,448,090,000 $6,654,104,000 $6,755,380,000 Motor fuels $1,181,459,000 $1,238,592,000 $1,207,447,000 $1,176,823,000 Use $465,418,000 $428,576,000 $539,911,000 $486,305,000 Cigarette $392,429,000 $388,032,000 $432,823,000 $424,815,000 Liquor liter $125,116,000 $123,000,000 $125,256,000 $133,250,000 Liquor sales $96,592,000 $100,301,000 $102,158,000 $108,465,000 Beer excise $32,415,000 $36,840,000 $80,603,000 cheap rent cars $79,641,000 Tobacco products $30,278,000 $33,372,000 $46,392,000 $46,569,000 Solid waste collection $32,480,000 $33,258,000 $33,585,000 $34,281,000 Brokered natural gas $46,730,000 $37,725,000 $29,011,000 $23,800,000 Rental car $22,768,000 cheap rent cars $21,489,000 $23,044,000 $23,672,000 Wine excise $21,736,000 $22,531,000 $22,970,000 $23,400,000 Shared tribal cigarette taxes $5,614,000 $6,297,000 $7,956,000 $7,624,000 Replacement vehicle tire fee $3,602,000 $3,632,000 $3,809,000 $3,638,000 Wood stove fee $320,000 $324,000 $258,000 $222,000 cheap rent cars Convention Center $57,253,000 $50,809,000 $25,879,000 $0 Gross receipts taxes $3,455,486,000 $3,367,581,000 $3,838,406,000 $3,948,632,000 Business and occupation $2,650,526,000 $2,577,618,000 $3,014,373,000 cheap rent cars $3,130,753,000 Insurance premiums $408,464,000 $405,918,000 $413,097,000 $430,052,000 Public utility $386,101,000 $373,621,000 cheap rent cars $400,380,000 $377,245,000 Litter $8,848,000 $9,075,000 $9,360,000 $9,434,000 Pari-mutuel $1,547,000 $1,349,000 $1,196,000 $1,148,000 Property cheap rent cars and excise taxes $1,875,219,000 $1,903,610,000 $1,941,600,000 $1,986,530,000 State property tax levy $1,785,323,000 $1,822,667,000 $1,857,334,000 $1,898,427,000 PUD privilege $42,175,000 $39,123,000 $39,710,000 $44,815,000 Leasehold excise $25,613,000 $25,849,000 $26,622,000 $27,077,000 Watercraft cheap rent cars / aircraft excises $17,478,000 $12,869,000 $13,909,000 $12,719,000 Timber excise $4,630,000 $3,102,000 $4,025,000 $3,492,000 Other state taxes $856,944,000 $878,862,000 $898,269,000 $895,458,000 Real estate cheap rent cars excise $426,048,000 $411,871,000 $379,748,000 $422,360,000 Hazardous substance cheap rent cars $127,055,000 $149,417,000 $175,500,000 $197,604,000 Estate $137,116,000 $78,717,000 $112,928,000 $114,828,000 Penalties and interest $111,157,000 $137,225,000 $151,294,000 $113,481,000 Enhanced 911 (state) $20,192,000 $20,222,000 $21,158,000 $23,850,000 Telephone lines $9,542,000 $9,104,000 $10,818,000 $8,024,000 Intermediate care facilities $9,931,000 $9,531,000 $8,842,000 $7,858,000 Oil spill $4,966,000 $3,731,000 $3,828,000 $3,571,000 Carbonated beverage syrup $8,365,000 $8,553,000 $16,041,000 $2,855,000 Fish $1,963,000 $2,418,000 $3,193,000 $810,000 Petroleum products $609,000 $48,073,000 $2,680,000 $217,000 Carbonated beverage (bottled) $12,239,000 $0 All state taxes $15,605,513,000 $15,122,921,000 $16,013,481,000 $16,158,505,000 Sources: Washington State Department Of Revenue and Office of Financial Management