Since 2002, Truth in Accounting has been filing financial assessments of each of the 50 states, their group of accountants and financial experts have rated WA State 31st worst in the nation.

Truth in Accounting rates WA state with a "C" but ranked very low

Truth in Accounting says on their website their goal is to demand governments compile and make accessible records showing their use of tax dollars and financial responsibility.

Each year, they release their Financial State of the States report , and this year WA comes in near the bottom.

TIA compiles its data and presents the report based on how much of a tax burden is placed on citizens. They are labeled either a Taxpayer Burden or Surplus. Surplus states are in the black, while burdens are how much each taxpayer would owe to b

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