tdogg241

tdogg241 t1_j9zx38g wrote

Not enough of us. Implementing an income tax (which we've actually done before!) would require an amendment to the state constitution (which we didn't do the first time, oops). We've made one attempt to fix this in the past 40 years, which failed almost 2:1. For any politician outside of the Seattle city limits, proposing a state income tax is political suicide (and it's not a slam-dunk policy for everyone within the city either).

With the way things are now, I seriously doubt we'll ever implement a progressive income tax in this state in my lifetime. My wife and I make enough money that we benefit from our horrible and regressive tax system, and I really wish it wasn't this way. Things will continue to decay.

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tdogg241 t1_j1di1qp wrote

I mean, they're estimating to the nearest 100 million years. Being off by an order of magnitude or more is one thing, but it's not like they're pinpointing the exact year the universe banged into existence.

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tdogg241 t1_iv5ltl8 wrote

Reply to comment by Zarkxac in Tiffany Smiley Ad by [deleted]

Absolutely. Or their one experience in the city is drinking downtown before a Seahawks game, and it's their first time seeing folks who are unsheltered.

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