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New lawsuit challenges constitutionality of Washington’s ‘millionaires tax’ (www.kuow.org)

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Former Attorney General Rob McKenna and the Citizens Action Defense Fund have officially filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Washington’s newly passed income tax on high earners, also known as the “millionaires tax.”

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[–] CombatWombat@feddit.online 1 points 1 month ago

Seems like they've got a strong precedent:

A 1933 ruling in the Culliton v. Chase case established that income should be taxed the same as property in Washington state, and all property must be taxed uniformly at a rate of 1%. In the past, this ruling has prevented any graduated income tax from being established in the state, and it was the same ruling that struck down a Seattle income tax on earners who make over $250,000 a year in 2019.