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Current System: Taxes
Growth of government spending has placed an unreasonable tax
burden on the individuals, families and employers of Washington.
- With federal, state and local taxes combined, Washington is one of the most heavily-taxed states in the nation.
- Washington has the 8th highest effective business tax in the nation.
- Businesses in Washington are responsible for 52.9 percent of the total state and local tax burden.
- Washington's state and local tax burden per capita is higher than Oregon and Idaho, and just 10 percent lower than California.
- Property taxes are complicated. People don't understand the actual cost of supporting local levies. They do understand their property taxes are too high.
Taxpayers cannot afford government's insatiable appetite for
spending
21st Century Vision
Put taxpayers ahead of tax collectors
- Control taxes by controlling spending and setting priorities.
- Ensure accountability and efficiency of tax dollars.
- Less confusion and more understanding of how levies affect property taxes.
- Reduce the tax burden on small businesses.
- Keep more of your own hard-earned money.
21st Century Solutions
Delivering real tax reform
- Provide reforms that limit government spending, and ensure truth and transparency in budgeting and taxation.
- Assist new start-up businesses with reduced B&O taxes.
- Complete the promise made to voters in November by limiting use of levy banked capacity.
- Allow assessments to be averaged out over time to avoid sharp property tax spikes.
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