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Moonbeam in CA is getting his Emperor gas tax challenged.
WA state law is in direct conflict with this act. Cities do not have the authority to enact any taxation without state approval. Seattle has overstepped its legal authority here and it will definitely be challenged.
Seattle is overwhelmingly progressive. I would think the wealthier progressive citizens of this progressive city would be very happy to pay the 2.25% tax on their total income to support their fellow citizens. Perhaps a tax of 2.25% is too low?
It'll be interesting to see how many stay, and how many flee.
Some of the most beautiful places to live in that area are outside of Seattle's income tax grab.
Hopefully Seattle gets some transit solutions. Getting around has always been a pain, with the geography and such. I5 corridor a mess. Like the Bay Area, Seattle will choke on its success.
If you can stand the grey skies and constant drizzle.
Well, yeah... that's why I qualified my statement with 'in that area.'
Our family took a vacation there, once. Once. It was very depressing. Wouldn't visit again, and definitely wouldn't live there. We did enjoy the ferry rides between the various islands, but you can get the same in other US coastal areas without all the Seattle dreariness.
The idiots that advocate and create these liberal disasters, will now fan out across the country to plant the same cancer in another area. While they preserve their own.......
Unlikely that this will survive the forthcoming legal challenge.
Seattle has agreed to pursue a draft legislation. Nothing more or less. While the intent seems to be the imposition of a 2% tax on that portion of income greater than $250,000/$500,000, the city has yet to define "income".
As I understand it, the state requires taxes to be uniform within the same class of property and court has previously ruled that income is property. More importantly, a 1984 law prohibits cities and counties within state from taxing any net income.
That wasn't my question. I understand that they can afford it. That goes without saying. Typically if you charge someone more they get something in return. What is Seattle providing in return for charging more?
Me I wouldn't live in a town or city that didn't use a flat tax system.
The intent seems to be a reduction in property tax, restoring funding cut by the federal government and green initiatives.
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