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EPISODE · Dec 29, 2025 · 17 MIN

WA State's Millionaire Income Tax: The First Step Toward Taxing EVERYONE!

from News For Reasonable People · host Sean Reynolds

Here we go again—Washington Governor Bob Ferguson is pushing a "millionaire's tax" that'll supposedly only hit the wealthy. Spoiler alert: once they get this through their packed state Supreme Court, everyone's getting taxed. This is the classic slippery slope playbook, and businesses are already eyeing the exits just like they did in California. We break down how this 9.9% income tax proposal completely ignores the state constitution (rejected 13 times, but who's counting?), the mass exodus of businesses and billionaires fleeing to Texas and Florida, and why this blue state spending addiction never ends well. Meanwhile, Washington has some of the highest gas prices in the nation—a regressive tax that crushes low-income families—but Democrats want to lecture us about "fairness." Jeff Bezos already bounced to Florida saving a billion dollars. How many more businesses will follow? When does the madness stop? Drop a comment and let me know if you think this tax stays at a million or creeps down to hit everyone. Subscribe for more reality checks on failed blue state policies.

Here we go again—Washington Governor Bob Ferguson is pushing a "millionaire's tax" that'll supposedly only hit the wealthy. Spoiler alert: once they get this through their packed state Supreme Court, everyone's getting taxed. This is the classic slippery slope playbook, and businesses are already eyeing the exits just like they did in California. We break down how this 9.9% income tax proposal completely ignores the state constitution (rejected 13 times, but who's counting?), the mass exodus of businesses and billionaires fleeing to Texas and Florida, and why this blue state spending addiction never ends well. Meanwhile, Washington has some of the highest gas prices in the nation—a regressive tax that crushes low-income families—but Democrats want to lecture us about "fairness." Jeff Bezos already bounced to Florida saving a billion dollars. How many more businesses will follow? When does the madness stop? Drop a comment and let me know if you think this tax stays at a million or creeps down to hit everyone. Subscribe for more reality checks on failed blue state policies.

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