Posted on 05/01/2026 1:35:33 AM PDT by Libloather
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson laughed and seemed to encourage the notion that millionaires could leave the state of Washington while discussing her support for a progressive tax during an interview earlier this month.
“I think the claims that millionaires are going to leave our state are, like, super overblown. And if — the ones that leave, like, bye,” she said, which prompted cheers and laughter from the audience at the Seattle University event, Seattle University Conversations, which took place on April 14.
Wilson was asked if she believed progressive taxes were an “easy” and “promising” solution to the tax climate in the area. She said she never thought they were easy, but said she was excited about the millionaire tax that passed in the state.
“In general, we still have the very regressive tax system, and my office is doing a lot of work to look at what our options are in terms of progressive taxation,” she said. “We do have more flexibility at the city, at the county, in terms of our taxing authority. And at the same time, I believe what I said before, which is that, it’s not good for Seattle’s business environment, for example, for the cost of doing business in downtown Seattle to be wildly out of step with, for instance, neighboring Bellevue,” she said.
Wilson said that she was looking at progressive tax options that don’t increase the cost of employing people in Seattle.
“We have a large structural budget deficit at the city that we’re going to have to figure out how to deal with in this upcoming budget cycle,” she added. “And my budget office, budget staff are hard at work trying to figure out both how we can use our revenue as effectively and efficiently as possible."
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Lmao. Good catch.
Word will get out, and lazy people will FLOCK to her State of Washington. This should be good, grab a bucket of popcorn and stay tuned.
I’m so worried about using the wrong pronoun, I can’t sleep more than twelve hours a day.
no government program to help the poor has ever worked in history, every attempt to help has only made the problem worse each and every time.
Careful you don't misgender her. I think that's a felony in Seattle. /s
That is probably a euphemism that no longer applies (at least in Blue States).
Election fraud has eliminated the option of voting the buggers out.
Voter fraud has removed the fear for Leftist politicians of doing something stupid.
Hence Leftist politicians in deep Blue states do not fear alienating Billionaires by taxing their wealth.
Mandami has no fear in calling out hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin outside his $23 million dollar penthouse apartment because he has no fear of not being re-elected.
Thanks. I’ll mind my peas and cues.
Count down until “please come back!”
Are you a biologist?
An Obama Grade loser. And ugly.
Idiot child mayor leading a university of idiot children.
“Does that still matter in Seattle?”
No, not really. As long as King County is in existence there is enough money there to handle the rest of the state. King County, Washington, is the state’s most populous county, with over 2.3 million residents as of 2024–2026, often described as a diverse, highly educated, and largely suburban population. Centered around Seattle, it serves as a major hub for technology, aerospace, and professional services, with a median household income exceeding $124,000.King County is a major hub of wealth in Washington, holding roughly 56% of the state’s residents worth $15 million or more, with extreme wealth concentrated along the I-5 corridor. Recent data shows Seattle itself has high millionaire density, with about 1 in every 14 residents being a millionaire, totaling over 54,000. So it will be a while before they are tapped out. And they are overwhelmingly liberal.
Every election for years has stemmed around whatever King and parts of any other county goes with anywhere in the state. I live in Pierce county. If a relatively small amount of people in Pierce vote like King, whatever it is is going to pass or get elected. A republican in Washington to them is an invader to be shunned and singled out. Even the cops pull them over more and for nothing more than having an out of sate license which is required to be changed prior to 30 days unless you are military. State Patrol is the worst on this. When I entered the sate being transferred (PCS) from California, I was pulled over twice in a week’s time frame and grilled on the license regularly before I could get it changed in self defense.
wy69
Are you a biologist?
Yeah, that what Merx teaches.
He also teaches that the masses shall take over and establish dictature of proletariat and punish all those rich!
Expropriate, jail, execute.
Just being well off is a felony for communist.
Of course they applaud, they are not smart enough to know better. They are college educated pin heads afterall.
I believe not too long ago Gov. Hochul of NY had the same attitude as Wilson. When Hochul realized that an exodus of the rich was taking place, she begged them to return.
Don't ya love politicians - expecially the socialists! /s
A robber held up a well-dressed man, pointing his gun and yelling, “Give me all your money!” The man replied, “Don’t you know who I am? I’m a U.S. congressman!” The robber retorted, “In that case, give me all my money!”
gentile: Not Jewish.
genteel: characterized by exaggerated or affected politeness, refinement, or respectability
gentle: mild, kind, or tender
So, which of these three meanings did you actually intend?
Regards,
Soon, she’ll be waiving goodbye to less affluent productive people and people with children who want to keep them sane.
Genital. Don’t forget the nards.
Good for her.
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