New Revenue

Legislators took the greatest step in state history toward fixing our upside-down tax code by passing the Millionaires’ Tax in early 2026. But it was just the first step.  

It will take far more just to undo the damage caused by decades of cuts.  

Far from having a spending problem, our state funds services with an operating budget that is smaller today than it was 30 years ago when adjusted for inflation and economic growth[1] and has fewer state employees on the job to support each Washingtonian than it did 30 years ago. 

Regardless of where you work or what you do, you can help illustrate for your elected officials how doing more with less year after year creates real consequences for the public. 

If we want to avoid recurring budget shortfalls and cuts to needed services, we need to keep pushing to achieve an equitable tax system that lifts the burden on poor and working families and asks the wealthy to pay their fair share.