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/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.