Bizarrely enough, the Seattle Times didnt bother to perform this incredibly simple math itself: 6,800,000 (population of Washington) minus 23% = 5,236,000 (the number of Washingtonians 18 and older) $561,333 (annual cost to implement the labelling) divided by 5,236,000 = 10.7 cents Asked about the state’s cost estimates to regulate the measure, Larter said her campaign still feels comfortable making the won’t cost a dime assertion based on calculations that divide the average annual administrative cost ($561,333) by Washington’s census population counts (6.8 million). The result comes to roughly 8 cents per Washingtonian — still under a dime, she noted. But not all residents pay taxes, and not all would directly shoulder 522’s regulatory costs. For instance, 23 percent of Washington’s population is under age 18, census figures show. Asked whether the campaign tried limiting calculations to include only taxpaying citizens, Larter said it did not. [seattletimes/html/localnews/2021941144_gmotruthneedlexml.html]
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