Majority Democrats in Washington on Tuesday rolled out the much-anticipated income tax bill. Senate Bill 6346, with Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, as the prime sponsor, is being called by supporters the ‘millionaire’s tax’ as it’s a 9.9% tax on income over one million dollars. Opponents say while it may start out as a tax only on millionaires, it will expand eventually to a tax on all Washingtonians.
…During the Tuesday Republican media availability, Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Shelton, was asked what he thinks is the worst part of the income tax bill. “I would say the whole bill. I think it just flies in the face of the will of the voters,” MacEwen said. “This is a non-starter for us.”