Episode 1849 • • 1:35:10 - 1:38:37
1849: Hose Water
Washington State Income Tax, Millionaires Tax and Mail-in Voting
Washington State legislators are moving toward passing a "millionaires tax" of 9.9% on earnings over a million dollars, despite a state constitutional ban on income tax. Opponents, including Representative Jim Walsh, argue the threshold will eventually be lowered to apply to all citizens. Mimi Smith-Dvorak notes that the Washington Association of Cities is a primary lobbyist for the tax and expresses concern over the integrity of the state's mail-in voting system.