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Stymie999 t1_jatq4rc wrote

Reply to comment by PitterPatter12345678 in WA Legislature’s secrecy push undermines accountability, trust and civic knowledge by Politics_Knower

People have not and will not be willing to switch to an income tax unless they put ironclad language in the bill that it’s revenue neutral and that the sales tax would be permanently reduced or replaced entirely.

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Allmyfinance t1_jau6cf4 wrote

We would anyone ever be willing to switch to an income tax it’s literally banned in the state constitution and also a terrible idea

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Isord t1_jau9jwo wrote

Sales tax is regressive whereas an income tax can be progressive.

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Allmyfinance t1_jaub2bx wrote

Great regurgitated talking point, thanks ! Seriously do you WANT to have to file state taxes every year? In reality if state income taxes happen you will get both taxes just like California. Income tax is not necessarily more progressive that’s just a lie they tell you to agree to more taxes. Regardless, Thank god it’s against the state constitution to impose one so even if morons want to enact one they can’t !

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Isord t1_jaubz14 wrote

It's literally just factually correct. You cann't make a sales tax progressive. You can make an income tax progressive. That doesn't mean every income tax is progressive, doesn't mean income tax is inherently a better idea, or anything of the sort. I am simply stating a fact about income taxes that would be one reason people would support one.

And I'd rather we just not file taxes at all, every year, like real countries do.

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Allmyfinance t1_jaucktp wrote

It’s not a fact just because you say it is. Most sales taxes exempt necessary household goods and food. You could also impose high sales taxes on luxury goods that only rich folks buy like yachts planes and caviar. It is very possible to not make sales type taxes regressive. I’d support super high tax on luxury goods before I’d even support an income tax for Washington. Earned Income taxes crush the middle class that’s all they are for.

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Isord t1_jaud7tv wrote

That's fair, most people when they say "Sales Tax" mean the single type used basically across the board in the US and don't mean things like a VAT tax, luxury tax, etc. If we mean the broader term then yeah it can be progressive.

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