Michael Goldberg March 2, 2021
Rep. Noel Frame and Rep. Tana Senn answered questions Tuesday on the capital gains tax bills moving through the Legislature.
At a briefing hosted by Invest In WA Now, the Democratic legislators were joined by a group of small business owners who support a capital gains tax. The legislators discussed why they think the state’s current economic context calls for a capital gains tax and how an upcoming federal stimulus package plays into their calculus.
Never again should we allow ourselves to be in a position where we hit a crisis like this and the only tool we have to fund recovery is the most regressive tool in the toolbox – sales tax. This is the exact right time to thank the federal government for the bridge funding and get these new tools set up,” said Frame.
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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 comm