Seattle considering an income tax on the wealthy

[novasteve]

Proposed income tax on wealthy draws a crowd at City Council committee hearing

Dear God, let them pass it and let there be an exodus of productive people.

 

[danielpalos]

Are they tired of coming up with new, "revenue raising municipal codes"?

 

[Iceweasel]

They've been trying to do it state wide for a long time. We have a high sales tax because there is no income tax but I'm positive if they ever did it the sales tax would not go down. At all. They are hard core lefties and won't figure it out until their last cash cow leaves for higher ground.

 

[Weatherman2020]

Proposed income tax on wealthy draws a crowd at City Council committee hearing

Dear God, let them pass it and let there be an exodus of productive people.

It's the weather that keeps them there............

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

And the libs will be left scratching their heads as to why tax revenues have taken a nosedive.

Welp,guess we're gonna have to raise taxes on the middle class to make up the difference.....

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Did they ask California how that worked out for them?

 

[Nia88]

Well that's where the money is. You need to tax where the money is.

 

[Iceweasel]

Well that's where the money is.

Bank robbers say that too.

 

[blastoff]

Proposed income tax on wealthy draws a crowd at City Council committee hearing

Dear God, let them pass it and let there be an exodus of productive people.

That's what generally happens. Dumb liberal bastards...they never learn.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Well that's where the money is. You need to tax where the money is.

Go ahead with that...
But what happens when "the money" leaves town?

 

[danielpalos]

A general tax on Firms for unemployment compensation on an at-will basis in our at-will employment States; Washington State, can do our "path finding" on this one.

 

[2aguy]

Well that's where the money is. You need to tax where the money is.

Go ahead with that...
But what happens when "the money" leaves town?

That's why socialists always build walls and have the secret police.....

 

[2aguy]

Well that's where the money is. You need to tax where the money is.

No.
.you set tax rates low and the money comes to you........as more people move to the low tax area and start businesses and create jobs...

 

[danielpalos]

Well that's where the money is. You need to tax where the money is.

Go ahead with that...
But what happens when "the money" leaves town?

That's why socialists always build walls and have the secret police.....

Only Patriot Act-ors, do that.

 

[blackhawk]

As long as they make sure the last person out of town turns off the lights it should be fine.

 

[2aguy]

As long as they make sure the last person out of town turns off the lights it should be fine.

The lights will already be out...they won't be able to pay for them...

 

[leftwinger]

As long as they make sure the last person out of town turns off the lights it should be fine.

The lights will already be out...they won't be able to pay for them...

Detroit reportedly has many streetlights out. They raised water prices on Flint causng Flint to try and "brew their own". Detroit needed revenue so they tried to extract more from Flint. Failed.

France recently put a 75% upper rate. How did that work out?

Illinois is losing residents every year. Taxes?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Proposed income tax on wealthy draws a crowd at City Council committee hearing

Dear God, let them pass it and let there be an exodus of productive people.

Washington doesn't have a state income tax, so I would think that it would be illegal for Seattle to attempt to implement one. That said, that would be awesome if they did because the voters deserve it.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

The people will just move to one of the many suburbs around Seattle. My son lives in a planned community just south of Tacoma and the homes there are selling like hotcakes now because people want out of lib land!

 

[Iceweasel]

The people will just move to one of the many suburbs around Seattle. My son lives in a planned community just south of Tacoma and the homes there are selling like hotcakes now because people want out of lib land!

In fairness Joint Base Lewis McCord has a lot to do with that.