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KT2000

(20,577 posts)

5. voters won't accept an income tax

Reply to ErikJ (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 05:02 PM

Jan 2013

It is nuts! It is political suicide for any politician to suggest a change to an income tax in Washington.
This is really the fault of ignorant voters.

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Washington State's poor pay 605% higher tax rate than top 1%. [View all] ErikJ Jan 2013 OP

Wow. K n R Lionessa Jan 2013 #1

K&R Squinch Jan 2013 #2

I try to point this out every time some dumbass points to sales taxes as a panacea. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #3

+1 Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #7

Sales taxes are needed in addition to very progressive income taxes. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #10

Whaa? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #12

I would lower costs, or taxes on companies that hire American workers in their American businesses. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #18

Republican state legislatures generally pull out all stops to soak the poor while assiduously indepat Jan 2013 #4

LA Gov. Jindal is going to drop income tax and increase sales tax just days after his speech ErikJ Jan 2013 #6

That isn't the case in Washington. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #13

Some believe the unconstitutional may not hold up today Kennah Jan 2013 #19

voters won't accept an income tax KT2000 Jan 2013 #5

I like being informed, too theaocp Jan 2013 #8

the moneyed interests KT2000 Jan 2013 #17

Washington Rejects Income Tax Initiative on Wealthiest Residents-11/2/2010 ErikJ Jan 2013 #16

Well, the poor should hire better accountants. tclambert Jan 2013 #9

The group that crunches these numbers is the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy PA Democrat Jan 2013 #11

DURec leftstreet Jan 2013 #14

FLAT TAX IS NOT GOOD EITHER ROBROX Jan 2013 #15