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Why the 1% wins in Washington State
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Republicans, “moderate” Dems, and their corporate allies manufactured a budget crisis by handing out tax giveaways to the rich, by wasting trillions of dollars on unnecessary wars, by widespread corruption, and by recklessly deregulating and bailing out Wall Street, Big Oil, and other corporations. Washington State, which has one of the most regressive tax systems […]
Republicans are raising YOUR taxes, but not the taxes of rich people
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