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2006 Reports
 
Federal estate tax issue brief
Washington Budget & Policy Center, 6/06
 

Adding up your tax bill
Seattle Times Special Report, 12/13/02

National study bolsters case for state tax reform
Puget Sound Business Journal, 1/31/03

 

   
 
 
 
 
 
2006/2007 Media Coverage
 
Excellent op-ed in The Olympian on property tax reform (4/11/07)
 
Codifying Tim Eyman's I-747, Josh Feit, The Stranger's Slog (2-22-07)
 
Oil industry raked in $3323 in profits a second in 2006, David Goldstein, Horsesass.org Blog (2-15-07)
 
Panel hears arguments on tax breaks report: measure would require tally of exemptions' value, The Olympian (2-14-07)
 
Never Say Never:  Make tax reform in Washington State a priority, Guest Column by Coalition Executive Director Barb Flye, Real Change, (2-1-07)
 
Break Even:  Three small steps toward fixing Washington's unfair tax system, Guest Column (EOI's Marilyn Watkins), Real Change, (1-4-07)
 
Something the Democrats need to do in Olympia this session, The Stranger's Blog, (1-3-07)
 
 
Diagnosing Our Sick Tax System, Cover Story, Washington CEO Magazine, (12-29-06)
 
Make Allen poster boy for no on I-920, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 11-1-06
Another No on I-920:  The elite's inequity, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Editorial, 10/31/06
4 feet from making sense, Column (Danny Westneat), The Seattle Times, 10-26-06
Initiative 920 - Vote No, Editorial, The Stranger, 10/26/06
I-920 short-changes kids, shifts tax burden, Op-Ed (Jim Anderson, high school teacher), The Olympian, 10-24-06
Here are the good, the bad and the ugly, Editorial, The Daily Astorian, 10/24/06
Initiative 920 is a clever little scheme, Commentary (Ken Schram), KOMO 4 News, 10-23-06
Just Vote 'No' on the Initiatives, Editorial, The Kitsap Sun, 10/22/06
Initiative 920 would kill a useful, progressive tax, Editorial, The Tacoma News-Tribune, 10/22/06
PI Endorsement:  No on I-920, Editorial, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 10/19/06
Initiative 920 kills a fair tax that few pay, Op-Ed (John Senseney, 3rd-generation orchardist), The Wenatchee World, 10-18-06
For our future - 'No' on I-920, Editorial, The Bainbridge Island Review, 10/18/06
Our View: Vote no on I-920 - Estate tax affects only the most wealthy families, The Spokane Spokesman-Review, Editorial, 10/19/06
It's a small levy, so help recycle investment in the wealthy, Op-Ed (Bill Gates Sr.), The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Sunday 10-15-06
Endorsement:  Initiative 920 - No, Editorial, The Tri-Cities Herald, 10/11/06
Estate tax is reasonable; vote no on Initiative 920, Editorial, The Everett Herald, 10/1/06
Strong editorial urging a NO vote on I-920, The Olympian, 9/27/06, WTFC Executive Director Barb Flye cited
No on I-920 and proponents make their cases to The Olympian, The Olympian, 9/22/06
Estate tax foes warm to offer of reduction in rates  Associated Press, 6/22/06
Estate tax repeal: tough sell  Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 6/12/06
Senate derails repeal of estate tax Associated Press, 6/8/06
A boon for the richest in an estate tax repeal  New York Times, 6/7/06
Tax cut plan: economic boon or deficit disaster?  Seattle Times, 5/11/06
State budget: some savings, some hooey
Seattle Times, 3/12/06
Key legislation noted in passing - or not passing Seattle Times, 3/9/06
Washington's budget: Prudent or foolish?
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 3/7/06
Deficit spending hits all facets of economy
Seattle Times, 2/19/06
Gregoire troubled by fervor for tax breaks
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2/13/06
Cracking the tax code  New York Times, 2/12/06
State lawmakers support $45 million in tax breaks  The Olympian, 2/12/06
Everyone wants a tax break  The Olympian, 2/5/06
 
2005 and Earlier
 
A push for accountability in Olympia
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 11/28/05
Estate tax OK'd in Senate
The Olympian, 4/20/05
Estate tax insuring government
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 4/5/05
State's broken tax system means society is worse off
Seattle Times, 4/4/05
Do taxes thwart growth? Prove it
New York Times, 4/3/05
Reinstate 'the grateful heirs' tax
By Bill Gates Sr.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 4/1/05
Gates Sr. joins in support of state estate tax  Seattle Times, 3/30/05
Tax reform remains a state issue
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 9/17/04
Study looks at income vs. taxes
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 8/21/04
Budget problems require tax reform
The Spokesman Review, 2/15/04
Activists urge tax fairness
The Olympian, 11/9/03
Taxes pay for what we need
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Editorial Board, 4/6/03
State tax system hurts poor  
Associated Press, 1/8/03
Two unusual tax systems, two troubled states  The Olympian, 1/5/03
Washington taxpayers deserve fair, stable system  Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial Board, 12/08/02
State's tax system: It's broke and needs fixing  By Hugh Spitzer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Guest Columnist, 12/08/02
Unfair tax system is a moral issue
By John Boonstra, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Guest Columnist, 12/03/02
Our state tax system is a real turkey
By Ted Van Dyk, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Columnist,11/28/2002
 
 

 

   
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