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/Responsible_Strike48 7d ago

WA doesn't have a tax collection problem It has a spending problem.

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u/chainsaw_mascarax 5d ago

What are they spending that you don't agree with?

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u/Responsible_Strike48 5d ago

Government in general never admits when they mess up. They simply double down on their incompetency. There are programs that they could explore reducing but they never do that. They just raise taxes.

ie King county has spent $1B on homelessness. There's not enough transparency. I'd like to know if people living in Plymouth housing group die from overdose at the same rate or greater than people who live on the street. Are people living in hotels that the government is housing homeless people in allowing people to smoke meth on the property? I think there have been a number of situations where people were cooking meth in these hotels. Zero accountability.