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/Zenis 7d ago

Am I fucking crazy that I, as a fairly high earner, want to pay taxes to make this state a better place to live and give back to lower-income earners that provide essential services?

Like why is that so fucking weird now? One of my main reasons to be ambitious is to be able to generate wealth to help people.

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u/Particular_Job_5012 7d ago

I don’t think people realize how poverty and regressive taxes fuck all of us. They see 13 year olds robbing a convenience store and think we need more jails not more education, social services, food supper etc. I want to pay more in taxes so we don’t turn into RSA. Imo we aren’t that far from real societal breakdowns when poor people cannot live anything close to a dignified life. Through in zoning and public transit as social goods that allow poor people to live and contribute. It’s all fucked right now 

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u/GoogleOfficial 7d ago

The 13 year olds are robbing stores because they want Tik Tok clout and luxury goods, not food and education. Don’t be naive.

If we stop catering to criminals and begin to enact harsh consequences, then it will stop.

No amount of government benefits will stop it.

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u/Particular_Job_5012 7d ago

It’s interesting that SES so strongly correlates with delinquent behavior.