Washington's Income Tax: Why Won't Media Call It That?

Washington's Department of Revenue calls it an income tax. House Speaker Laurie Jinkins called it "a 9.9% income tax." So why is the media calling it a "millionaires tax"? Chris Cargill of Mountain States Policy Center argues the press is adopting political branding over accurate policy description, and that the distinction matters most as voters prepare to decide Initiative 645 in November. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-washington-has-an-income-tax-why-wont-the-media-call-it-one/ #WashingtonState #IncomeTax #Initiative645 #MediaAccountability #TaxPolicy #Opinion #ClarkCounty #Olympia #I645 #FreeMakets