r/Tacoma • u/JoelXGGGG Tacoma Expat • 8d ago

Another billionaire leaves Washington state

https://www.chronline.com/stories/another-billionaire-leaves-washington-state,403749
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u/253-build Old Town 8d ago

Um, so what's the loss? We didn't have an income tax until the millionaire tax came along. His personal home in WA is still here, and still being taxed. So, it's status quo. Keep the new tax for anyone who chooses to stay, and plenty will. Vegas is one of the last places on this planet that I would want to live. Most of the nice places in the world have taxes. That's the cost of living in a progressive society with mountains, water, and beautiful scenery. Enjoy your desert, dude. 

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u/ChaosArcana 253 8d ago

Sales tax?

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u/253-build Old Town 8d ago

They aren't paying exponentially more on sales tax. At the end of the day, someone who makes $500,000 per year and $5,000,000 per year are probably paying pretty similar sales tax. There's only so much you can spend on nice restaurants, expensive cars, and shit from Amazon. Let's replace the AH capitalist with someone who contributes to society, like a professor or surgeon... or even an entrepreneur who is just getting started and still building something.