Originally Posted by BearX220

If you're looking at the all-in quote including taxes and fees, you are seeing the outrageous surcharges added by Seattle and King County government to pay for various boondoggles around here they're afraid to stick to actual taxpayers.

Washington has no income tax, so the revenue base is built on a very high (10% +/-) sales tax, property tax revenues, and a huge glut of sneaky niche and "gotcha" taxes. One of their favorite ploys is to hit tourists with car rental and hotel stay surcharges. Rest assured that these revenues will be skimmed to pay for amenities for the locals, like sports stadia, that you as a visitor will be unlikely to enjoy much.