Economic Recovery is Best Budget Fix

That's the headline the Puget Sound Business Journal put over this column of mine. It ran Friday.

A sample:

If they look ahead, lawmakers will concentrate on controlling spending and stimulating private sector job creation. That doesn’t require new public spending. Maintain proven tax incentives, avoid regulatory overreach, and resist new taxes. Remember, employers already face a 7.6 percent increase in workers’ compensation costs and higher unemployment insurance taxes next year.

Now, back to stepping away from the blog for a bit.