Pass Progressive Revenue – Balance Our Tax Code

Washington state legislators will need to slash billions of dollars from the programs that are keeping people across Washington housed, fed, and healthy, unless they pass new progressive revenue this year.

And they should fund that revenue by finally making the wealthiest corporations and individuals in our state pay what they truly owe in taxes.

Join us to email your lawmaker and urge them to support new, progressive revenue instead of devastating cuts to services:

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Hello,

I am writing to urge you to support progressive revenue as a solution to our state’s revenue shortfall.

Devastating cuts to the state budget would deprive families of meals from food banks, keep teachers underpaid, and slash health resources. I am strongly urging you to do everything you can to preserve the essential programs and services we currently use every day.

Washingtonians are more aware than ever that our tax code is one of the most upside-down in the nation, with low-wage working people paying three times more of their incomes in state and local taxes than their wealthy neighbors. We cannot continue to balance the budget on the backs of working families.

Both the House and Senate have put forward historic revenue packages. They raise billions of dollars that would keep schools funded and keep services for people who need housing and healthcare. I especially urge you to support removing the cap on payroll taxes for employers who pay the highest salaries, passing a new tax paid by those with more than $50 million in stock market assets, and making the Business & Occupation tax code more progressive. As we saw at the ballot box this fall, most Washingtonians think that the wealthiest people and corporations should be contributing, so that we can provide sustainable funding for our services for years to come.

It’s time to make wealthy individuals and corporations pay what they truly owe in taxes, so working people can have the tools we need to support our families. Can I count on you to support progressive revenue this year?