The Stranger: National Study Confirms: “Washington State Has, by Far, the US’s Most Regressive State Tax System.”
media mentionA new national study from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy confirms that Washington State’s “morally bankrupt” tax system remains the worst in the nation when it comes to unfairly taxing the poor.
“Washington state has, by far, the US’s most regressive state tax system, taxing the poorest residents at 16.8 percent while taxing the top 1 percent at only 2.4 percent,” the study says.