Send Your Letter to the Editor

Send a letter to the editor on the new Millionaires Tax!

Did you know? Letters to the editor are still one of the most-read parts of the news.

Why now: The Millionaires Tax passed the Washington Legislature. It’s a huge win for all of us. It will make sure the services we depend on are funded into the future by asking the wealthy to pay more of what they truly owe. 

Join us in defending this bill from challenges in the courts and at the ballot!

TIPS FOR GETTING YOUR LETTER PUBLISHED

  1. Keep your letter to 100 - 200 words.

  2. Refer to a recent event, like the effort to repeal the Millionaires Tax. Reach out to info@investwanow.org if you need help. We’re happy to assist you.

  3. Explain your connection. Are you a parent who wants fully funded schools? A patient who needs affordable health care? A neighbor who wants to see everyone in our community have a safe place to sleep? Share a personal experience or anecdote.

  4. Include a call to action and name your state legislator so they’ll see it.

Send your letter now!

Voters, elected leaders, and other community members pay attention when we speak up for important change. 

Here at IWN, we’ve taken care of the key points and found the right outlets - just write your letter using this tool and we'll make sure it gets to the right places!

Send your letter now!

KEY MESSAGES

Initiative 645 would have devastating impacts

Initiative 645, an attempt to repeal the Millionaires Tax we worked hard to pass, would blow an estimated $13 billion hole in our state budget, resulting in devastating cuts to education and health care. It would also raise taxes on working families and small businesses.

All of that money would go to a tax break for the wealthiest 0.5% of Washington households.

I-645 would:

  • Cut funding for education, which means larger class sizes and fewer one-on-one supports for K-12 students

  • Increase health care costs for Washington families

  • Mean more cuts to child care, making it more expensive for more working families

  • Eliminate free school meals for many K-12 students

  • Increase the B&O tax on most Washington small businesses

  • Increase taxes for hundreds of thousands of working families by limiting who’s eligible for the Working Families Tax Credit

  • Increase taxes on over-the counter medicine, diapers, and other essential household items

Fixing our upside-down tax code
Washington has one of the most upside-down tax systems in the nation, where low- and middle-income families pay three times more of their paycheck in state taxes than the wealthiest do. Billionaires, mega-millionaires and wealthy corporations have spent decades rigging our system so they don't have to pay what they truly owe in taxes.

Now some of those same special interests, led by hedge-fund mogul Brian Heywood, are trying to give themselves a tax cut at the expense of the rest of us.

We pay what we owe, they should do the same! Don’t give the wealthy another tax cut. Vote No on I-645.

Voting no on Initiative 645
We’re voting NO on Initiative 645 to protect funding for education, health care, childcare, and other services we depend on.

We all win with the Millionaires Tax!
We came together to pass the Millionaires Tax. It’s a win for students, working families, small businesses, and all of us.

  • Win for kids: dedicated funding for childcare and early learning plus free school meals for all students in public schools

  • Win for families: eliminates the sales tax on certain products

  • Win for small business: biggest tax cut in state history for businesses with gross revenue under $250,000

  • Win for tax justice: fixing our upside-down tax code so wealthy pay more of what they truly owe