The Seattle Observer: Seattle Economy Soars Alongside Effort to Combat Worsening Inequality

Washington’s tax system, ranked as the most regressive in the country by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, is not helping. The lowest-earning families in the state “pay about 17% of their income in taxes. And our top 10 percent pay about 2.7% of their income”, said Pramila Jayapal, a Democratic state senator. All income growth in Washington between 2009 and 2012 accrued to the top 1%, she added.

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