🟢 BREAKING: WA State House of Representatives passes The Millionaires Tax!
Please send a THANK YOU to all the staff and lawmakers who worked through nearly 26 hours of debate to get the bill past this vital step. Take action here ⬇️ https://investwanow.org/pass-millionaires-tax
Representative Street: "I'm voting to cut taxes on working families. I'm voting to cut taxes on small businesses. That's real tax relief for those who need it."
FINAL PASSAGE TIME!
Prime sponsor and #WALeg Finance Queen April Berg:
We have been working towards this for decades. Berg says she came here for job opportunities and the wonderful nature. Many have followed her, increasing the usage of housing, health care, education services.
Representative Macri: "As our state has grown and continued to rely on sales tax, our ability to pay for basic services has diminished."
Representative Hill: "41 other states have an income tax... Massachussetts and Minnesota already passed a tax on high earners. And all those terrible predictions of people leaving those states? It didn't happen."
Representative Parshley: "We can keep our communities weird so tourists want to come to our communities. This is a pro business bill."
Representative Mena: "Our outdated tax structure no longer allows us to take care of one another."
Dispatch from Olympia: Emily's version! (Associate Director of Campaigns Emily Vyhnanek braving the elements to talk about the #MillionairesTax and to thank all the #WaLeg lawmakers doing such great work to pass this bill for the people of WA!)
After almost 24 hours of discussion over amendments, we are on to debate over final passage of The Millionaires Tax!
Representative April Berg: "As a state, we are struggling to fund vital services, and we are in desperate need of foundational tax reform."
We're all going to owe our Millionaires Tax champions a big THANK YOU after this!
Here's the up to date link for watching the debate: tvw.org/video/house-...
Debate in the House continues, and it could still continue for some time! Here are the three links you need for your day
Send your lawmakers a note of support: investwanow.org/tell-lawmake...
Call your Reps in support: investwanow.org/call-lawmake...
Watch the debate: tvw.org/video/house-...
The WA Millionaires Tax is hitting the House floor!
tvw.org/video/house-...
It has begun, the #WALeg House has begun debate on the Millionaires Tax! This is the final vote in the House, and once it passes here (and the Senate concurs in any changes), then it's on to @governorferguson.bsky.social's desk to become law!
Generating more revenue for the general fund is a common-sense, necessary way to keep up with Washington’s growing economy and meet the need for reliable public services. The Millionaires Tax does just that!
#WALeg
Final call!
Representatives could start debating this bill at any moment. Remind them why the Millionaires Tax is important one last time ➡️ investwanow.org/call-lawmake...
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FINAL CALL: Lawmakers could vote on the Millionaires Tax any day now. Let's do one last round of calls into their offices to show them that Washington wants to fund the programs we rely on.
Take action here ⬇️ https://investwanow.org/call-lawmakers-pass-millionaires-tax
"I'll be honest, I hope I pay this tax someday."
HUGE thank you to all the small business owners like Dan who have spoken up in support of the Millionaires Tax.
Why the high earners' Millionaires' Tax? #AskWaLeg
What are your questions about the Millionaires Tax? I’m answering them here, live, on Thursday night at 6:30. Reply here with what you want to know! #AskWALeg
For me it’s a matter of basic fairness and getting everyone to pay their fair share. We can’t get to the state we all deserve if we don’t all contribute what we owe! #AskWALeg
Ask me anything about the WA state Millionaires Tax until 8pm tonight. I’ve got Tea about Taxes!!! #AskWALeg
What are your questions about the millionaire’s tax? Hit me up here #AskWALeg #waleg
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And our research shows, over the last 30 years, spending has declined by 61% in K-12 education: opportunityinstitute.org/blog/post/wa...
#WALeg #AskWALeg
More town hall photos! Thanks to these Millionaires Tax advocates for making their voices heard to lawmakers.
Photos are from LDs 5, 27, and 44.
Love it!!!!!!!!
🔴 NEW ACTION: Selfies for the Millionaires Tax!
Can we count on you take take a selfie - like these below - holding a sign in support of the Millionaires Tax, and tag us on social media? Homemade signs are great!
We want to know why YOU support funding for healthcare, education, and child care.
Great to see advocates calling for the Millionaires Tax at legislator town halls! Thanks to those who made it out, and thanks to lawmakers for being available.
Town halls pictured: LD 44, LD 47, LD 42
The Millionaires Tax is being discussed in the House Finance Committee!
"There seems to be broad recognition that Washington's tax code, designed nearly a century ago, is out of date."
-Representative Sharlett Mena (@sharlettmena.bsky.social)
Thanks so much for being a supporter of the Millionaires Tax! We can't fix our tax code until the super rich pay what they owe 👍
