(Poll created October 26, 2026)
Submitted by Gemeni AI

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How should Washington state balance state tax fairness while supporting its booming tech ecosystem?

Reform business and occupation (B&O) gross receipts taxes on small startups.
Invest state transportation revenue into ferries, light rail, and highway bridge repairs.
High cost of living and housing unaffordability is driving middle-class workers across the Idaho border.
Provide state tax incentives for green tech manufacturing in Eastern Washington.
Increase state funding for mental health facilities and urban housing programs.
Protect Washington’s traditional lack of a personal state income tax to attract tech companies.
Maintain the state capital gains tax on high-value stock sales to fund early childhood education.
Relying heavily on regressive sales and gas taxes while tech billionaires pay no income tax was flawed.
Chasing tech headquarters out of Seattle with local head taxes reduces state tax collections.
Reduce high state and local sales tax rates that hit low-income households disproportionately.
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