Progressive Tax Reform
The Washington State tax system hasn’t been updated since the 1930s, and a 2018 EOI report found Washington State’s tax system to be one of the most regressive in the country. When the wealthy pay such a uniquely low tax rate, the state budget suffers as a whole and funding falls short for necessary public programs.
EOI, the Transit Riders Union, and the Trump-Proof Seattle coalition led voters to approve city-wide income tax on individual incomes in excess of $250,000, and EOI is now leading in the legal proceedings to overturn an outdated ruling currently preventing the tax. Seattle’s passage of a progressive income tax will serve as an example to Washington State, and will encourage reform of an outdated and imbalanced tax system.