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Economic Opportunity Institute

@eoionline.bsky.social

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We're building an economy that works for everyone in a state with one of the most upside-down tax codes in the nation. Join us and learn more: opportunityinstitute.org #HealthcareForAll #TaxTheRich #ChildcareForAll

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@budget-policy.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 7:23 PMReposted by @eoionline.bsky.social

Q: What will the #MillionairesTax fund exactly? đź‘€
A: So many good things👏

Mia (B&PC) + Annie @eoionline.bsky.social spotlights the expansion of the #WorkingFamiliesTaxCredit, free school meals for k-12 students, & more! Learn more about the Millionaires Tax: budgetandpolicy.org/a-look-at-th...

@eoionline.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 6:47 PM

“The reality is, we have a tax code written in the course of a couple of months in the 1930s," our Executive Director @rianwatt.bsky.social told the @nytimes.com.

We think it's about time for an upgrade! Read more: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...

@eoionline.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 5:32 PM

A top-paid public-school teacher in Olympia making $180,000 per year would have to work for 278 years to earn $1 million in annual pension benefits – this is impossible.

@rianwatt.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 5:22 PMReposted by @eoionline.bsky.social

Teachers across Washington understand that 645 would cut billions of dollars from K-12 education, and that's why they and the Washington Education Association are voting @no645.bsky.social.

@rianwatt.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 5:22 PMReposted by @eoionline.bsky.social

Nobody — not teachers, not retirees, nobody — will be taxed under the Millionaires Tax unless they make more than a million dollars per year, and voters will always have the final say on any changes to that threshold. Anyone who says otherwise is lying to you.

@eoionline.bsky.socialAug 31, 2026, 11:13 PM

At 22.4%, Washington now has one of the highest average premium rate increases in the country.

When rates become too high, families are forced to choose between buying health insurance and paying for other basic needs than food and housing costs.

www.healthinsurance.org/blog/health-...

@eoionline.bsky.socialAug 27, 2026, 9:29 PM

We’re not paying the benefits of economic growth forward like we used to. Relative to the size of WA’s economy and number of people served, general fund spending has declined substantially over 30 years.

The Millionaires Tax can change that. Read more: opportunityinstitute.org/blog/post/mi...

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