Kennewick construction company auctions itself off

[thundley4]

KENNEWICK -- It took Bob Bertsch 25 years to build his construction business and just a day for it all to go away.
Bertsch's Kennewick-based Ashley-Bertsch Group went on the auction block Friday at 9 a.m. By 4 p.m., Booker Auctions had sold off almost two dozen vehicles and trailers, tons of power tools and supplies, even the gas-fired fireplace in the office.

Bertsch, 65, said he is down-sizing because the tax burden got too expensive to stay in business.
After a quarter of a century of building a successful enterprise at 5903 W. Metaline Ave., Bertsch sat back and watched as about 200 people bid on what was left of his company -- boxes of electrical parts, a drafting desk, high-end office furniture, TVs, computers and even the phone system.

Anything that could be carried away, was.
"I am tired of carrying all the tax load," Bertsch said. "I renew 13 licenses here every year just so I can spend money in this city."


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[NHSparky]

Just another example of "going Galt," coming to a town near you.

[Gina]

Damn that is sad.

[Eupher]

Well, that's the kind of thing that happens when you live in a liberal suckhole like Washington state. It's a shame, but that's what Washingtonians have chosen for themselves.

Stick it to the man by sticking it to the small businessman.

Real smart, aces. Real smart. 

[JohnnyReb]

Keep running the little guy out of business and soon you'll have to deal with the big company that doesn't want to fool with your little 1/2 day job....and if they do it'll cost you a small fortune.

[DefiantSix]

Well, that's the kind of thing that happens when you live in a liberal suckhole like Washington state. It's a shame, but that's what Washingtonians have chosen for themselves.

Stick it to the man by sticking it to the small businessman.

Real smart, aces. Real smart. 

As I mentioned elsewhere online, it takes a spechul kind of Blue State Hell to NOT have a state income tax, and still manage to come in as the 8th highest taxed state in the nation.

Yeah, there's a reason I left, and only visit once in a GREAT while anymore...

[NHSparky]

Well, that's the kind of thing that happens when you live in a liberal suckhole like Washington state. It's a shame, but that's what Washingtonians have chosen for themselves.

Stick it to the man by sticking it to the small businessman.

Real smart, aces. Real smart. 

Washington is a lot like CA or NY.  Once you get out of the liberal shithole cities, it's pretty conservative.  Eastern Washington is as conservative as any place I've been.  Ditto Orange County, San Diego, and a lot of places upstate NY.

[DefiantSix]

Washington is a lot like CA or NY.  Once you get out of the liberal shithole cities, it's pretty conservative.  Eastern Washington is as conservative as any place I've been.  Ditto Orange County, San Diego, and a lot of places upstate NY.

However, just like CA or NY, it's the liberal shitholes that drive the politics for the rest of the state.  Yeah, you're gonna elect some real conservatives to the legislature from outside the metro areas, but the sheeple populations of Seattle, Tacoma, Bremerton, Everett and Olympia are going to drown your wee little voice of reason out without even really raising their voices.  The Gregoire election to governor illustrates the point quite nicely, and shines a brilliant light on the face that Seattle/King County is on a par with Chicago/Cook County for levels of corruption and blatant vote fraud.  The state court system is just as riddled with outright corruption as any other element of the state government.

[Eupher]

However, just like CA or NY, it's the liberal shitholes that drive the politics for the rest of the state.  Yeah, you're gonna elect some real conservatives to the legislature from outside the metro areas, but the sheeple populations of Seattle, Tacoma, Bremerton, Everett and Olympia are going to drown your wee little voice of reason out without even really raising their voices.  The Gregoire election to governor illustrates the point quite nicely, and shines a brilliant light on the face that Seattle/King County is on a par with Chicago/Cook County for levels of corruption and blatant vote fraud.  The state court system is just as riddled with outright corruption as any other element of the state government.

I'm sensing a pattern here between the liberal shitholes from one end of the country to the other. Ayers? Soros? You guys can stop any moment now.