Welcome, Comrades, to the People’s Republic of Sequim

This title of course is tongue-in-cheek. When the Sequim City Council voted to put a sales tax increase on the November ballot, realtor Mike McAleer called the idea “socialism at its best.”

The increased sales tax — if approved by voters — will be used for transportation improvements and street and sidewalk repairs. McAleer thought the idea was socialistic because Sequim’s older neighborhoods would benefit the most from this new funding, but most of the money would come from newer residents.

He's entitled to his opinions of course. But there seems to be a tiny contradiction here. McAleer is one of the biggest proponents of building a disc golf course at Robin Hill County Park in Sequim. And he wants a big cumbersome nanny state to build this park and pay for it. Everyone would pay, but only a few people would benefit. Commie!

A true capitalist would want all of the area’s disc golf players to get together, purchase a tract of land and build themselves a disc golf course. Like they say, if you want something done right, do it yourself. Don’t just sit back and wait for a meddling socialist government to do it for you.