Keep Washington State Income Tax Free

The Washington state Democrat controlled legislature is pushing through an income tax bill, SB 5096.  We have never had to have an income tax in Washington State --  nor do we need one now.  Our budget is in balance.  

Despite that, the Democrat's bill declares itself an emergency -- the bill declares that income tax must be imposed without the citizens vote on an income tax.  But... what emergency?  Yep, the Democrats are going to silence and tax the People.

The ten year cost of this tax is projected to be $ 13,599,000,000.  This is only the first phase of a heavier and broader application of a Washington State income tax.  

Meanwhile, Governor Inslee insists this income tax is not an income tax  (MSN Money). 

We must stop this income tax.  There is an electronic petition

Posted there, in part:

"Opening Washington to one income tax opens Washington to all income taxes. Through emails Washington Policy Center obtained through a public records request of state lawmakers, we know that an expanded income tax is the goal of this effort and that income tax on capital gains proposals are sought in order to provoke a court challenge in the hopes that the State Supreme Court will throw out a hundred years of precedent and open the gates for progressive income taxes with a simple majority vote in the legislature."

"We reject this approach to lawmaking. If proponents want an income tax, they can [try to] amend the state constitution and make their case to the voters."

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These legislators voted in committee to enact the income tax SB 5096.  Email them and complain.

Senator Steve Conway
Democrat
(360) 786-7656
steve.conway@leg.wa.gov

Senator Karen Keiser
Democrat
(360) 786-7664
Karen.Keiser@leg.wa.gov

Senator Sam Hunt
Democrat
(360) 786-7642
Sam.Hunt@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jeannie Darneille
Democrat
(360) 786-7652
DARNEILL_JE@leg.wa.gov

Senator Bob Hasegawa
Democrat
(360) 786-7616
bob.hasegawa@leg.wa.gov

Senator Christine Rolfes
Democrat
(360) 786-7644
christine.rolfes@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jamie Pedersen
Democrat
(360) 786-7628
jamie.pedersen@leg.wa.gov

Senator Marko Liias
Democrat
(360) 786-7640
Marko.Liias@leg.wa.gov

Senator Reuven Carlyle
Democrat
(360) 786-7670
Reuven.Carlyle@leg.wa.gov

Senator David Frockt
Democrat
(360) 786-7690
David.Frockt@leg.wa.gov

Senator June Robinson
Democrat
(360) 786-7674
june.robinson@leg.wa.gov

Senator Lisa Wellman
Democrat
(360) 786-7641
Lisa.Wellman@leg.wa.gov

Senator Manka Dhingra
Democrat
(360) 786-7672
Manka.Dhingra@leg.wa.gov

All is not lost.  There was a bipartisan lack of support for an income tax.

The following legislator voted to refer the bill without recommendation:

Senator Kevin Van De Wege
Democrat
(360) 786-7646
Kevin.VanDeWege@leg.wa.gov

The following legislators voted do not pass:  Email them with your support.

Senator Mark Schoesler
Republican
(360) 786-7620
mark.schoesler@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jim Honeyford
Republican
(360) 786-7684
Jim.Honeyford@leg.wa.gov

Senator Judy Warnick
Republican
(360) 786-7624
judith.warnick@leg.wa.gov

Senator Ann Rivers
Republican
(360) 786-7634
ann.rivers@leg.wa.gov

Senator Mark Mullet
Democrat
(360) 786-7608
mark.mullet@leg.wa.gov

Senator Sharon Brown
Republican
(360) 786-7614
Sharon.Brown@leg.wa.gov

Senator Lynda Wilson
Republican
(360) 786-7632
lynda.wilson@leg.wa.gov

Senator Keith Wagoner
Republican
(360) 786-7676
keith.wagoner@leg.wa.gov

Senator Chris Gildon
Republican
(360) 786-7648
GILDON_CH@leg.wa.gov

Senator Ron Muzzall
Republican
(360) 786-7618
MUZZALL_RO@leg.wa.gov 

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The income tax is an act of pure greed.  Any new tax while our state economy is struggling to recover from the COVID Pandemic is cruel. 

Sign the petition https://petitionbuilder.org/petition/keep-our-state-income-tax-free-mlbx