Many remain skeptical of WA House's revised income tax bill
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Tag: Income Tax
Imagining the end of the federal income tax
Editors at Issues and Insights ponder a potential seismic shift in federal tax policy. The federal income tax is abusive. It is inconsistent with liberty. It has, as Chief Justice John Marshall noted, the power to destroy.…
Tech Leaders’ Open Letter to Gov. Ferguson Lays Out Income Tax Damage
The Wall Street Journal covered an open letter to the governor from high tech leaders in Washington state warning of the damaging consequences that would come from the proposed new income tax. Predicted is a coming talent…
Floor Vote Set for Next Week
The House Finance Committee passed ESSB 6346 on a 9-6 vote, with only one Democrat, Rep. Walen, voting against the proposed 9.9% income tax. This despite over 100,000 people signing up in opposition to the bill, making it the…
Senate shenanigans: Income tax debate, double-standards
Watch Senate floor debate over the as-of-yet unconstitutional income tax that Washington state lawmakers have proposed in Senate Bill 6346. Spoiler alert: The Democratic-led Senate ended up passing the penalty on high-income…
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson thinks the residents she represents are ‘Filthy Rich’
In a Seattle Times' recent column, "Another ‘millionaires tax’ finds Seattle is far richer than anyone knew," celebrates a $115 million haul from the city's 5% tax on compensation over $1 million, far…
No State Income Tax for Washington
No State Income Tax for Washington Our state is facing many challenges. Street-level homelessness and drug addiction are an epidemic. Student test scores are down. Our environmental policies are not achieving promised…
Common-Sense Fixes to the Income Tax Bill Rejected in Committee
During the Senate Ways & Means Committee executive session on the proposed 9.9% income tax (SB 6346), Republican members offered a series of amendments that would have added basic taxpayer protections, improved…
There’s Nothing Short About a Short Session Anymore
Washington’s 2026 legislative session began in January, in Olympia. It’s called a “short” session because it lasts 60 days rather than the regular 105. It was intended to reconcile and refine the work of the previous full…
Business is already leaving Washington – I spoke to some owners and they explained why
Business is already leaving – I spoke to some owners and they explained whyThe latest onslaught of tax increases imposed by Olympia in the last 12 months and now the proposal for an income tax, is already creating real…
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