Washington
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media mention September 23, 2013 Washington Post: The state that taxes the poor the most is… a blue one
(Original Post) By Niraj Chokshi, Published: September 21 at 10:00 am The state that easily handed President Obama a victory last November while passing voter-approved referendums legalizing same-sex marriage and… -
report September 19, 2013 Washington is a “Low Tax State” Overall, But Not for Families Living in Poverty
Read the Report in PDF Form See all “Low Tax for Who?” states New data from the Census Bureau appear to lend support to Washington’s reputation as a “low tax… -
media mention August 16, 2013 Yakima Herald Republic: Advocates press economic argument for immigration reform
Echoing a host of recent reports, a coalition of grower and labor interests presented a new study Tuesday that concludes comprehensive immigration reform would create jobs and pump billions of dollars into the state and national economies.
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media mention August 14, 2013 Ballard News-Tribune: Tarleton addresses transportation, environment, revenue
“It is absolutelly regressive, in every which way, with any economist,” she said of Washington’s tax system. At the beginning of this year, The Washington D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) released a report crowning Washington state with the most regressive tax system.
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media mention July 11, 2013 Yakima Herald Republic: Undocumented immigrants paid $292M in state, local taxes in 2010
By Mike Faulk Yakima Herald-Republic YAKIMA, Wash. — Undocumented immigrants paid $292 million in state and local taxes in Washington in 2010, according to a new study. Released this… -
media mention February 7, 2013 The Stranger: We’re Number One at Taxing the Poor
(Original Post) Study Finds Washington State Maintains Nation’s Most Regressive Tax System by Goldy Washington State may be progressive when it comes to gay marriage, pot, and electing Democratic governors,… -
media mention January 31, 2013 Business Insider: There’s A Reason Bill Gates And Jeff Bezos Both Call Washington State Home
(Original Post) Megan Durisin | Jan. 31, 2013, 3:43 PM Why does the wealthiest man in America live in Washington? The answer is in a report released this week by… -
ITEP Work in Action January 15, 2013 Economic Opportunity Institute: Fairer Taxes for Washington: Taxing High Incomes to Reduce Regressive Taxes and Improve Public Services
Washington State’s seventy year-old tax structure is built on an ever-shrinking base, and taxes fall most heavily on those least able to afford them. This discussion brief outlines options for… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Washington State Budget and Policy Center: The Working Families Tax Rebate
Washington State is in a deep economic recession. Working families are struggling to make ends meet as more and more people lose their jobs, their homes, and their health insurance.… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Economic Opportunity Institute: An Income Tax for Washington: Questions and Answers
Washington State has been losing ground on education for 15 years, slipping towards the bottom of national rankings in class size and school funding. Our children, workers, and businesses deserve… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Washington State Budget and Policy Center: Balancing Adequacy and Equity in Washington State’s Property Tax
Public education, fire protection, emergency medical services, parks, criminal justice, hospitals: all highpriority public services that are funded by the property tax. Washington can ensure adequate funding for these programs… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Washington State Budget and Policy Center: Increasing the Sales Tax and Funding the Working Families Tax Rebate
In our new Policy Brief, the Budget & Policy Center recommends temporarily increasing the sales tax and fully funding the Working Families Tax Rebate. If enacted, this proposal would help… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Washington State Budget & Policy Center: A Capital Reform
To create jobs, spur long-term economic growth, and foster prosperity, Washington state desperately needs to rebuild its eroding education, public health, and community safety infrastructure. Our state has a powerful,… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Lewiston Morning Tribune: Slapped Down
(PDF of Original Post) LEWISTON MORNING TRIBUNE, IDAHO | Fri, Mar 12, 11:16 AM Mar. 12–CHEERS … to Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire. When Idaho Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter ridiculed the… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Olympia Newswire: Tax Relief Without Budget Cuts?- New Report Details How WA Taxpayers Could Save Hundreds of Millions
(PDF of Original Post) By Trevor Griffey • on April 15, 2010 Washington state taxpayers are paying hundreds of millions more in taxes than they need to, according to a… -
media mention January 8, 2013 The Seattle Times: Initiative 1077 would make state taxes fairer and create opportunity
(PDF of Original Post) By Bill Gates SrSpecial to The Times THIS year, a typical middle-class family in our state will pay more than 11 percent of its hard-earned income… -
media mention January 8, 2013 The Seattle Examiner: A fix to Washington’s broken revenue system
(PDF of Original Post) May 24, 7:42 PM · Russ Lehman – Seattle Public Policy Examiner Examiner 5/24/10 There’s a proposed state initiative out getting signatures right now striving to… -
media mention January 8, 2013 The News Tribune: Ballot measure gives us chance to fix budget for good
(PDF of Original Post) KATIE BAIRD Last updated: August 15th, 2010 12:02 PM (PDT) Should we be upset that Congress has just promised Washington an extra $526 million? Not I… -
media mention January 8, 2013 The Olympian: Piecemeal tax approach doesn’t go far enough to fix system
(PDF of Original Post) THE OLYMPIAN Ten years ago Bill Gates Sr., father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Jr., headed an independent commission that recommended an income tax for Washington… -
media mention January 8, 2013 McClatchy Washington Bureau: One rich guy who wants to pay higher taxes: Bill Gates Sr.
(PDF of Original Post) Brad Shannon | Tacoma News Tribune last updated: January 18, 2011 07:24:02 PM Bill Gates Sr., the retired lawyer and wealthy father of the Microsoft co-founder,… -
media mention January 8, 2013 KEPR TV: WA Pays Highest Cell Phone Tax in Nation
(PDF of Original Post) By Chelsea Kopta Story Published: Jan 25, 2011 at 5:46 PM PST PASCO, Wash. — Perhaps nothing is certain in Washington State but taxes and complaining… -
media mention December 21, 2012 Seattle Post Intelligencer: Report claims Boeing paid no taxes over past three years
(Original Post) By AUBREY COHEN, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFFPublished 09:53 p.m., Thursday, November 3, 2011 Boeing has paid less than nothing in taxes on its billions of dollars in profits over the… -
media mention December 21, 2012 Seattle Times: Few companies pay anything close to 35 percent federal tax rate
(Original Post) A report on corporate taxation released Thursday calls out Bellevue-based truck maker Paccar and more than two dozen other major corporations for paying no net federal income taxes… -
media mention December 17, 2012 Associated Press: Wash. House Dem freshmen call for tax code changes
(Original Post) JONATHAN KAMINSKY, Associated Press THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STATEMENT OF NEWS VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state’s freshman House Democrats on Wednesday called for wide-ranging changes… -
media mention December 17, 2012 The Bellingham Herald: Pro and con- Pierce Transit tax
Published: October 15, 2012 By Jonah Jensen, John McCluskey & Erik Bjornson — Contributing writers NO: Measure would burden the poor and harm Tacoma’s economy Tacomans have been extremely generous…