“The Washington State House Finance Committee made revisions to a proposed income tax after a group of progressive lawmakers said the previous version gave away too much while not doing enough for working families.
“A tax break that would have benefited big businesses has been removed from the latest version of a bill to tax incomes more than $1 million is being advanced by Democratic leaders. A group of 13 progressive lawmakers in the House pushed for those provisions to be stripped.”
These same lawmakers started an asstroturfing campaign on social media, specifically Reddit subs of Seattle and Washington attempting to get people to more openly support the current plan by answering questions.
It backfired immediately as all the top replies are asking why it’s not an across the board sales tax cut for everyone struggling? Why is it only tax exemptions for specific cases?
Another big question that they still refuse to answer is why not write the law so it won’t eventually go lower or start impacting middle/low class in just a few years? These are very easy to write in and adjust for inflation/wage increases.
Democrat lawmakers are silent on purpose and the silence is deafening even for progressives.