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Re:Why Haven't Voters Been Buying the Case for Increasing Ho... by skookumchuck on Sunday March 24, 2019 @02:04AM (#19474702)
In Washington, no income tax, there are 12 billionaires. Of course, there are constant calls for a state income tax to squeeze them. But I bet Washington wouldn't be home to Amazon and Microsoft if there was a state income tax.
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Re:Why Haven't Voters Been Buying the Case for Increasing Ho... by Latteland on Sunday March 24, 2019 @02:39AM (#19474810)
Sure they would. The microsoft founders (as in Bill Gates and Paul Allen) gave significant funding and public support towards the capital gains tax initiative here.
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Re:Why Haven't Voters Been Buying the Case for Increasing Ho... by skookumchuck on Sunday March 24, 2019 @03:38PM (#19478314)
Allen isn't one of the 12. He has passed away. That leaves one out of 12. (BTW, in their efforts to pass a capital gains tax in Washington, the proponents argue it isn't an income tax. I don't agree with that, but there it is.)
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Re:Why Haven't Voters Been Buying the Case for Increasing Ho... by Latteland on Sunday March 24, 2019 @08:03PM (#19479462)
Well I was thinking of the ones that mattered. Gates is still alive of course. Mickeysoft was really founded in New Mexico but moved to Seattle because they were both from here.
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