Re: “Guess who supports a millionaires tax? Republicans, WA poll finds” (Jan. 14, Native Information):
Because of Danny Westneat’s succinct appraisal of the current ballot exhibiting that the majority residents all through Washington state favor an revenue tax on the tremendous rich. Our state is house to a mess of billionaires and others whose opulence is staggering.
Frequent of us of myriad political opinions are rising in consciousness of how wealth disparity poses a grave hazard to not solely quotidian calls for of life — like the price of lease, baby and well being care, groceries and transportation — however to the very cloth of democracy itself.
At a time when in our nation we could quickly witness the unsettling arrival of the primary trillionaire, it’s crucial that our Legislature impose a particular tax on members of our state’s oligarchy. We are able to relaxation assured that the snug existence of the monetary elite won’t be unduly hampered.
Joe Martin, Seattle
