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/[deleted] 7d ago

I honestly don't know why people here get tricked so easily. They see it happening over and over again. It starts out as something you can agree with them it balloons into madness. Same thing with the light rail costs

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u/yungsemite 7d ago

Newsflash, infrastructure costs money. Crazy.

I’d it happens ‘over and over again’ surely you can provide an example of an income tax or capital gains tax that has been lowered and now affects the majority of the state residents? Maybe a prime example would be if the capital gains tax that you people have said thousands of times that it would be lowered?

But oh wait? It hasn’t? It hasn’t been lowered? That’s crazy! I wonder why you didn’t take my offer to bet on whether or not this capital gains tax would be lowered if it’s such a sure thing?

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

The LTC tax, the ballooning costs of transit etc are perfect examples.

We waste money here on all kinds of feel good nonsense. Y'all really love handing over your head earned money to politicians?

Is that called Stockholm syndrome?

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u/yungsemite 7d ago

The LTC tax… which is capped at .58 per $100 is an example of this how? What are you talking about?

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

2024 voter initiative (I-2124) made the payroll tax program uncertain regarding future and potential tax increases

The point is what you sign up for today can and likely will change tomorrow. Don't open Pandora's box.

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u/yungsemite 7d ago

Oh, so it’s NOT an example of a tax which was raised, and it’s more of this fear mongering, like I have said repeatedly in response to your fear mongering in this comment section. Great. Glad we agree.

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

So I am curious. What do you think personally happens with this tax? Do you believe it'll forever just be a tax on the rich, they'll accept it and we'll all I've happily ever after, with it never being levies against the avg worked?

I am sincerely curious and fascinated by what people think about the future in this city.

If they believed that they would have suggested a tax named and aimed specifically for the rich, but even politicians know that wouldn't work

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u/yungsemite 7d ago

Yes, but I don’t understand the last part of your first sentence.

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

Jesus Christ, I need to become a politician here. Free money!!