TAX JUSTICE NEWS
Whether it’s about holding the mega-wealthy accountable, making sure our state’s tax code is built to support Washington’s working families, or passing landmark legislation like capital gains – we’ve got the latest news and updates on tax justice.
You’ll also find releases, media resources, and real life examples of why tax justice is so crucial to Washington.
RECENT HEADLINES
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We can’t keep falling for the myth of ‘billionaire tax flight’
Tax flight is a tired myth, one that anti-tax groups have long used to rig our tax code in favor of the wealthy few. Connecting Bezos’ move to taxes only reinforces conservative fear-mongering against making the wealthy pay what they owe to our communities. There are many more billionaires in Washington who still need to pay what…
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It now takes at least 6 figures for a family to get by in Seattle
University of Washington researchers recently published that in Seattle it now takes $102,000 to keep a family of four afloat. The people getting squeezed are not “a small nor a marginal group, but rather represent a substantial proportion of households in the state.” It estimates that more than 1 in 4, or about 700,000 households statewide,…
PRESS RELEASES
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Initiative Giving Super-Rich Big Tax Cut By Taking nearly $900 Million/Yr from WA Schools, Child Care Qualifies for Ballot
Olympia, WA: Today Initiative 2109, a proposal filed by controversial state Republican Party Chair Jim Walsh and bankrolled by mega-millionaire Brian Heywood, was certified by…
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STATEMENT: SCOTUS Declines to Hear Lawsuit To Take Away $900 Million/Year From Kids, Education and Give It To Washington’s Mega-Rich
Olympia, WA: Invest in Washington Now, a non-profit organization fighting for a more fair tax code in Washington state, issued the following statement regarding the…
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Washington state no longer has worst tax code in U.S.
Contacts: Melinda Young-Flynn, Washington State Budget and Policy Center; Reiny Cohen, Balance Our Tax Code; Beth Lindsay, Invest in Washington Now By enacting tax credits…
