Washington is not, as we are often led to believe, the cat’s meow when it comes to being liberal and progressive—despite its perceived leading role in a growing movement toward a 15% minimum wage.
Time did not dream this all up, but was reporting on a study by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. In our state the poorest 20% pay 16.8% of their income in taxes, while the richest 1% pay just 2.4% of their earnings. The middle 60% of earners are taxed slightly more than 10% of their income.
