The Oregonian: Pity Washington’s Unhappy Legislators

Last week brought another complication for Washington’s tax situation, as the annual report of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, in the other Washington, found that once again Washington has the most regressive tax structure in the country. Since Washington is so heavily dependent on the sales tax, the poorest fifth of Washingtonians pay 16.8 percent of their income in state and local taxes, dramatically more than the 12.9 percent the same group paid in the second-most regressive state, Florida.

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