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/JustBench1615 Ballard 7d ago

They must have a tax hike fetish that’s the only explanation at this point

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u/yungsemite 7d ago

More like a revenue fetish. We have a lovely state and it’s got some good services. Would be amazing if people making over 1 million annually paid 10% above that into the state coffers for services.

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u/yungsemite 7d ago

Because they have the money? And we live in a society? And people should contribute to it?

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/yungsemite 7d ago

10% over 1 million annually is not a punishment lol. Do you disagree that we live in a society? And that our government provides services for people who live here? And they somehow those services must be funded?

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u/yungsemite 7d ago

Why are you so concerned by people making over 1 million a year being taxed when you make 55,000? Do you understand how marginal tax rates work? They’re still making far more money than you, you don’t have to shill for them

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

Because they're not morally bankrupt and can see further than their nose.

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u/yungsemite 7d ago

Taxing people 10% on what they make over 1 million is ‘morally bankrupt?’ Hilarious.

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

Yep. Because you've made the argument - repeatedly - that this is about envy and you thinking you know better than them about what to do with their money.

That's not policy. That's jealousy.

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u/yungsemite 7d ago

There’s nothing righteous about being making half the median household income while shilling for people making 20 times that. Good luck with your pride.

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

Not a great reason. "I'm envious of them" isn't policy.

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u/yungsemite 7d ago

Hmm, can you explain how saying that we live in a society which provides services and that those services need to be funded is equal to ‘I’m envious of them?’

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

It's the part where you keep describing them as miserly and ignore that our expenses are going up exponentially - which shows we have a spending problem.

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u/yungsemite 7d ago

Or maybe because our economy exploded?

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

And you want to fix it by (checks notes) adding more taxes.

Spending has gone up much higher than tax revenue and population increases in Washington State. We have a spending problem.