Washington Capital-Gains Tax
A 7% tax on large gains that survived court and repeal.
B · 17/24
1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
Tax investment gains over $250k to fund child care and schools.
2 · The realist counter-case
Critics called it an unconstitutional income tax.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
Upheld 7-2 (WA Supreme Court, 2023); SCOTUS declined; repeal I-2109 defeated; ~$900M year one.
4 · Liberty check
Narrow tax on large gains; spares wage earners.
5 · The real tradeoff
Held up legally and fiscally; volatility caveat.
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