Upside-down tax code needs to go

Local 443 member holds his own against pack of “millionaires and billionaires”

Local 443 member Steve Segall was mobbed by a pack of "millionaires and billionaires" today during his Lobby Day visit to the state Capitol in Olympia Tuesday.

It was actually a group of mock wealthy special interests dressed in formal wear, volunteers from our allies in the All in For Washington revenue coalition.

All In For WA action at Capitol 1/9/18Segall held his own and turned thumbs down to the notion from the mock special interests that our upside-down tax structure is the best we can do.

The street theater illustrated that today is the day the 1% finished paying taxes for public services. Yep. Just took six business days for them to pay the required 3% of their income.

It takes a lot longer for us to pay our taxes. And because of the upside-down tax structure in this state, we pay a higher portion of our pay to taxes -- 17%.

It doesn’t have to be this way. If we work together, we can end wasteful tax breaks and ask the wealthiest to pay their share. With a tax code that works for all of us, we can invest in the foundations that build thriving communities across our state, like great schools, modern infrastructure, and affordable housing.

TAKE ACTION:  Email your legislators today and tell them to clean up Washington’s upside-down tax code! http://allinforwa.org/article/urgent-house-budget