Since he's one of those who's advocating that Sound Transit use the newer (or using the vehicle's actual value vs. MSRP) version of calculating MVET, which ST says will cost them $6 billion, the shortfall can be made up by getting rid of exemptions like his? It's ironic that his cohort Senator O'Ban cited this example: "Nancy in Everett. She got the tabs for a cargo trailer. Her bill went from $64 to $182. On a cargo trailer, that is only on the road two to four times per year. That's highway robbery."

The ST-3 measure wasn't put together well, but it's the legislature who erred. The ST folks played them, and the legislators didn't do any due diligence to keep a jolt like this from happening.