Initiative 1499 for repeal the income tax

The Democrat controlled legislature enacted a capital gains tax (SB 5096 - 2021-22) as a first step in the plan to impose a general state income tax (as if we don't already have high enough taxes). 

The Washington State Constitution prohibits an income tax, according to the Attorney General's office (WSoAG).  To get around this, the legislators called the tax an excise tax imposed on the capital gains of income earners.  This is dishonest bending of the meaning of the word "excise".  Plus, the Dems have already leaked plans to broaden their tax beyond capital gains and extend their income tax to the lower income brackets (Northern Light).

But citizen Joel Ard proposed Initiative 1499, to stop the legislature's dishonest nonsense.  1499 states in part:

(1) The state is prohibited from imposing or collecting taxes based on personal income.
(2) The prohibition in this section applies to taxes based on personal income whether imposed on taxpayers or taxpayers' employers and whether called incomes taxes, payroll taxes, or excise taxes and therefore includes a seven percent tax imposed on certain individuals' capital gains enacted in 2021 and repealed by section 2 of this act.

I-1499  will protect all Washington State residents from income tax.  The initiative text is here as a pdf.

We have to collect enough signatures to get the measure on the ballot (Permanent Offense).