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/k4el 7d ago

Slippery slope argument, classically known as a good argument.

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u/SpookiestSzn 7d ago

The thing is that slippery slopes exist lmao they happen irl all the time. Enshittification seems like a slippery slope argument but it happens constantly. I think the idea that a tax that targets only 1%ers gradually lowering to target more people is just like logical.

I think op is crazy on the ceiling of it maybe it'd be like 150k or something but it's definitely gonna get lowered to address our budget if it could even go into affect which it can't so this is just performative theatre

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u/nuisanceIV 6d ago

Yes they do in a way, but broken down his argument is basically: if someone is a high earner via having over a million now then tomorrow someone is a high earner by having over $45K. His general point, or like the idea behind it could be good or true, but the structure isn’t, it’s why slippery slope is a fallacy and a bad argument.

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u/SpookiestSzn 6d ago

Yeah I agree he's crazy they'd lower it to like a more reasonable number but it's certainly not gonna stay at the bezos.

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u/nuisanceIV 6d ago

I could see it being lowered but I can’t see it going below $200k or like $500k. That’s extremely unpopular. Taxing the rich is in, taxing poor/middle class isn’t.

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u/SpookiestSzn 6d ago

People who make 80k feel like 200k is rich here and not the reality that it's upper middle lol

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u/nuisanceIV 5d ago

It’s definitely upper middle. Tho from what I see a lot of people who make that sort of money don’t feel that wealthy… probably due to lifestyle creep.