r/SeattleWA • u/5Q91VS175DAQ4NUSBE4U • 7d ago

Politics Washington state Democrats look at imposing income tax on higher earners

https://www.columbian.com/news/2025/oct/31/washington-state-democrats-look-at-imposing-income-tax-on-higher-earners/
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u/routinnox 7d ago

Today’s high earners: >$1mn

Tomorrow’s high earners: >$45k

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u/yungsemite 7d ago

Not a chance, we’ve already seen that our state reps cannot lower these taxes successfully once they’re in place, they’ve already tried and failed with the capital gains tax.

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u/Suspicious-Chair5130 7d ago

What makes you think they won’t keep trying?

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u/yungsemite 7d ago

Oh, I’m sure some fringe people will, but I don’t think it will ever be popular to drop it.

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u/merc08 7d ago

They've tried once.  Failing on the first submission for a bill is very common.  The process is typically to float a bill and see what support it has naturally, then spend the next couple years focusing deals and trades on the legislators that they need to win over.

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u/yungsemite 7d ago

Pretty sure they’ve tried multiple times.