Progressive tax reform campaign continues as Legislature hears estate and capital gains proposals Michael Goldberg
February 9, 2021
With hearings scheduled this week for two bills introduced by legislative Democrats that would change Washington’s tax structure, advocates are continuing a public campaign to push legislators in the direction of embracing progressive revenue. Following an earlier campaign that ran ads in support of Gov. Inslee’s capital gains tax and a tax on health insurers, Invest in WA Now has released a new ad centered around small business owners. It’s important to keep things moving. Like how money flowing through communities creates a strong economy. But now money is stuck at the top. Because Washington has the country’s most upside-down tax code where the wealthy pay less than the rest of us. If the wealthy pay their share, we’ll have an economic recovery that works for all of us. Money flowing through our community keeps people working and lets us invest in schools and business. That means more jobs and more business,” says the ad.