The tax measure, which requires residents to pay a 2.25 percent tax if they are a single filer and make more than $250,000 annually or file jointly and make more than $500,000, is a clear violation of the state constitution’s equal protection language because it holds Washingtonians to different standards based on their income level.
It also violates state law, the Seattle city charter, 100 years of legal precedent and the will of the voters as expressed at least 10 times over the years.
“This is clearly bad policy and illegal, but it’s also an assault on the rule of law,” David Dewhirst, Freedom Foundation litigation counsel, told Fox News. “If they can get away with it this time, where does it stop?”
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Among those covering the story:
National TV
- Fox & Friends (FOX News): Freedom Foundation Lawsuit Against Seattle’s Income Tax
- Varney & Co (FOX Business): Freedom Foundation’s Lawsuit Against Seattle’s Income Tax
- Varney & Co (FOX Business): Freedom Foundation’s Lawsuit Against Seattle’s Income Tax
- Mornings With Maria Bartiromo (FOX Business): Freedom Foundation’s Lawsuit Against Seattle’s Income Tax
- FBN AM (FOX Business): "Two groups" suing Seattle
- Kennedy (Fox Business): Freedom Foundation Lawsuit Over Seattle's Tax On The Rich
- Trish Regan (Fox Business): Freedom Foundation Lawsuit Over Seattle Income Tax
- KOMO 4 (ABC): Freedom Foundation’s Lawsuit Against Seattle’s Income Tax
- KIRO 7 (CBS): Freedom Foundation, Opportunity For All File Lawsuits
- KIRO 7 (CBS): Freedom Foundation, Opportunity For All File Lawsuits
- KING 5 (NBC): Freedom Foundation’s Lawsuit Against Seattle’s Income Tax
- Fox News: EXCLUSIVE: Freedom Foundation Sues Seattle Over Controversial New Income Tax
- Wall Street Journal: Lawsuit Says Seattle’s ‘Tax-The-Rich’ Measure Violates State Constitution
- Washington Examiner: Seattle Sued Over Controversial Income Tax On The Wealthy
- Red State: Seattle Adopts Illegal Income Tax: Freedom Foundation Files Suit To Stop It
- Fox Nation (Red State): Seattle Adopts Illegal Income Tax: Freedom Foundation Files Suit To Stop It
- Fox Business (WSJ): Lawsuit Says Seattle’s ‘Tax-The-Rich’ Measure Violates State Constitution
- The Blaze: Freedom Foundation Sues Seattle Over Tax Targeting The ‘Rich’
- PJ Media: Seattle Sued Over ‘Tax The Rich’ Law
- Newsmax: WSJ: Seattle’s ‘Tax-The-Rich’ Measure Spurs Freedom Foundation Lawsuit
- Politico (Morning Tax): See You In Court
- Reason: Lawsuit Says Seattle's Income Tax Illegal, Unconstitutional
- Vanity Fair: Wealthy Seattleites Are Having None Of This Income Tax Crap
- Associated Press: 3 Suits Filed Against Seattle Target Income Tax On Wealthy
- KOMO: Freedom Foundation Files Lawsuit Against Seattle’s High-Income Tax
- Seattle Times: Two More Suits Filed To Block Seattle’s New Income Tax
- Seattle PI: ‘Illegal For Many Reasons’: Group Sues Seattle Over Income Tax
- Seattle Weekly: Fremont ‘Baroness,’ Shoe Designer, Microsoft Exec Sue Over Income Tax
- My Northwest: Seattle Hit With More Lawsuits Over Income Tax
- KPLU-FM: 4:30 p.m., 5 a.m., 7 a.m.
- KOMO-AM: 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m.
- KUOW-AM: 5:30 p.m., 5 a.m., 7 a.m., 11 a.m.
- KNKX-FM: 4:30 p.m., 5:30 a.m., 7 a.m.
- Fox News: Seattle Tax Hike: Think Tank Fights Back With Lawsuit
- Fox & Friends (FOX News): Freedom Foundation Lawsuit Against Seattle’s Income Tax
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