On the day the primary election ballots arrived in my mailbox, I also received an attack ad from a group opposed to 41st Legislative District state Senate candidate Lisa Wellman. Wow, they’re starting early this year!

In 2010, her opponent, Steve Litzow, won by about 200 votes because of last-minute attack ads sent out by an organization funded by the Koch Brothers; at least they waited until right before the general election. Unfortunately, attack ads tend to work, regardless of the accuracy of their content.

Here’s hoping that Washington state voters wise up and realize that the Republican policies serve the few, by burdening us with regressive taxes.

For example, did you know that Republicans actually raised your taxes? The regressive gas tax just went up a nickel and will rise again next year. Republicans are OK with regressive taxes, such as the gas tax and the sales tax. But they vehemently oppose closing tax loopholes that favor the rich, and they oppose taxing capital gains.

Donald A. Smith

Bellevue