YOUR LATEST TAX JUSTICE NEWS
A quick glance at the latest headlines shows mega millionaires and billionaires getting even richer amidst widening economic inequality. The same headlines bring motivation to keep fighting for things like reliable childcare, affordable housing, and the tools we need to thrive.
Sometimes, news celebrates big wins, like the capital gains tax. Other times, we see communities across our state struggling when it doesn’t have to be this way. But with every single tax justice headline, we see just how crucial it is for Washington’s wealthiest to pay what they owe in taxes – just like the rest of us do.
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Seattle is minting millionaires by the thousands
“The best way to maintain that quality of life is to tax those who have done well … take those funds and reinvest it back into our communities. That will attract more people to come to and remain in our state, put down roots, grow their businesses, build their families & hopefully do well, reinvest…
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What Kind of Country Do You Want? Start With Taxes.
The struggle over taxes that will take place in 2025 won’t just be about creating a fairer tax code that can finance the government that Americans deserve. It will also be about democracy — whether our elected officials will pursue an agenda that is responsive to what Americans desire.
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Opponents of initiative to repeal WA capital gains tax hit campaign trail
“The first year it brought in $896 million,” said Treasure Mackley, No on I-2109. “That goes to show how much wealth we have here in Washington. What’s really at stake is hundreds of millions of dollars to support childcare & early learning. I-2109 will take that away to line the pockets of the wealthiest Washingtonians.”
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NO on I‑2109 launches new website, calls on Washingtonians to defend education funding this fall
“I-2109 will cut billions of dollars in childcare assistance. Every one of the parents whose kids I educate relies on this assistance. These parents are healthcare workers, farmworkers, & warehouse workers. If I-2109 passes, kids will miss opportunities, parents will lose income, and our community will suffer,” said Bautista.
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Rep. Monica Stonier, Clark County educators rally to protect Washington capital gains tax
“Would you believe there are 4,000 children we can’t provide services to because of funding?” said Rekah Strong, CEO of Educational Opportunities for Children and Families, a provider of early-learning and child care programs. “Families are having to make a decision between rent and child care. That should not be the case.”
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Campaign kicks off to save Washington’s capital gains tax
Diana Llanes runs a bilingual childcare center in Burien. She said repealing the tax could hit the state’s child-care industry hard. “Not only the parents need child care, but if the funding ends, it will affect the families, and my own business, my small business. I won’t be able to provide work for my staff.”
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Childcare centers, parents and advocates launch ‘No on I-2109’ campaign
Education advocates, lawmakers, childcare centers and parents launched a campaign Wednesday urging voters to select “no” on Initiative 2109, which would repeal the capital gains tax currently used to help fund early childhood education services.
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Congress is sending less child care help, so states like WA are stepping in
Washington has put a new tax on investment profits. And it’s promising to offer free preschool to all low-income families and child care vouchers to all low- and moderate-income families by the end of the decade.
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WA decides: Initiative 2109 to repeal the state’s capital gains tax
Initiative 2109 would repeal Washington’s capital gains tax. If the tax is repealed, it’ll mean a “big hole in the budget,” Sen. June Robinson, D-Everett. A report the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released in January credited the capital gains tax with helping make the state’s tax system less regressive.