I’ve lived in some sketchy areas in Washington and across the country but I wouldn’t want to live in Lakewood

I understand where you’re coming from because the idea is to give the lion’s share of the benefit to those that need it the most, but this is better achieved by making the benefit apply to all with no income cap and funding it with progressive taxes.

The bottom 20% of earners in Washington, who most need PFML, are taxed at 17.8% of their income while the top 1% statewide are taxed at 3%, which is obviously immoral.

The issue is not between the working class and the middle class, it’s between the 99% and a government that caters only to the rich. This article is just a wormy attempt to obfuscate that.

“The amount workers pay for the social program — that many will never need or use — went up this month . . . Why? More people used the program than expected”

Lol

It’s well known that Washington has the most regressive tax structure of all 50 states, and railing against a tax that has a tangible positive effect on those most burdened by this state’s taxes is nothing short of a moral deficiency.

Dude I knew this was Tehaleh, that place sucks but what a view