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Fixing the Fatal Flaw in the Minimum Wage
It's not that it's too low, or too high. It's that it's hourly.
Jul 1
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Fixing the Fatal Flaw in the Minimum Wage
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April 2025
"In the face of potentially catastrophic spending cuts we must... cut spending?!?!?"
Governor Ferguson's worries are best assuaged by shoring up state programs, not taking an axe to them.
Apr 18
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"In the face of potentially catastrophic spending cuts we must... cut spending?!?!?"
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Fact checking Washington's anti-tax Super Bowl ad
Adjusting for income growth, population growth, and court mandates Washington is, in fact, asking less of its citizens than it did a decade ago.
Apr 11
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Fact checking Washington's anti-tax Super Bowl ad
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March 2025
The Doomed Boom: Education and Seattle's Stall
Washington State managed to produce a 40-year tech boom with a mediocre education ecosystem. Is the end in sight?
Mar 13
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The Doomed Boom: Education and Seattle's Stall
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November 2024
Seattle's Capital Gains Tax Proposal and City Limits
Why a "hyperprogressive" tax might be a worse idea for 84 square miles of land.
Nov 20, 2024
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Seattle's Capital Gains Tax Proposal and City Limits
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Make Government Boring Again
Seattle college professor's ballot surprises exactly no one
Nov 5, 2024
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October 2024
Washington's Ballot Initiatives 3: Repealing the Capital Gains Tax
Washington's tax structure is friendly to the wealthy. What would happen if that changes?
Oct 30, 2024
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Washington's Ballot Initiatives 3: Repealing the Capital Gains Tax
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Tariffs of a Century Ago Were So Unpopular They Drove 42 States to Approve... The Income Tax
Higher tariffs on imports have become a central plank of the Trump campaign’s economic policy.
Oct 28, 2024
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Tariffs of a Century Ago Were So Unpopular They Drove 42 States to Approve... The Income Tax
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Washington's Ballot Iniatives 2: Repealing the Carbon Tax
If you've got to tax something... tax something bad
Oct 25, 2024
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Is Seattle Regulating the Rental Market to Death?
Or, the Case of the 68,000 Missing Homes
Oct 24, 2024
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Fading boom causes gloom in Washington state revenue forecast
(Adapted from my report to the University of Washington Faculty Senate)
Oct 16, 2024
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Washington's Ballot Initiatives I: Long-Term Care Insurance
Should Washingtonians be allowed to opt out of the state's long-term care plan?
Oct 11, 2024
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