1/3 Historic ruling on WA<U+2019><U+2019>s capital gains tax marks the crashing end of the Eyman era of anti-tax populism and the culmination of a decade<U+2019>s long effort at progressive tax populism in this state that began around 2011....
David Frockt
@dsfrockt · WA · S
Posts54
Engagement161
Voting-record position-0.553
CoverageMay 12, 2020 to Mar 24, 2023
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Continued economic crisis borne from an unprecedented pandemic and all the economic and social dislocation it has caused. Behavioral health crises for our kids and those we see on the street every day; and finally a crisis in the confidence we have in the state of our Democracy
“The economic conditions are right to make investments in infrastructure... and provide long-term dividends for our economy for years to come,” said Sen. David Frockt (D-Seattle), vice chair of the Senate Ways & Means Committee https://t.co/iOZ6UFDwCa
...with the constitutional restoration of the simple majority for revenue votes in the legislature https://t.co/dEBMwoFo6C , was goosed along by the McCleary paramount duty decision, and culminated in the vote in the Senate in 2021 passing capital gains....
Working families tax credit heads for approval | Kitsap Daily News https://t.co/h8mIRsiZDs
via @NYTimes .... Before any of the Covid stuff hit, the fed government had run up a near 1 TRILLION operating deficit - by contrast our state had near record reserves and an Aaa bond rating from Moodys . The comments in here are kind of astounding ... https://t.co/zjlFg94gCL
Washington ranks #2 overall with high scores for workforce; economy; technology and innovation; and "Life Health and Inclusion" https://t.co/7oEANyj9P0
My first state of the state address in 2011, we were in the middle of the great recession. The budget was in crisis -- this was pre-McCleary. Hamstrung by an initiative (later declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court) that required 2/3 vote on measures to raise revenues