An Income Tax Initiative in the Works?

Publicola reports on that an income tax initiative, naturally targeting "high earners," has been filed by a liberal Seattle attorney.

Progressive attorney Knoll Lowney has filed a potential statewide ballot initiative this year—I-1070— for a high-earners income tax (5 percent on income over $400,000 for couples and $200,000 for individuals). Lowney isn’t sure if he’s going forward with it yet.

But, as Josh Feit writes,

When the ballot title came back from the Attorney General’s office, there was no mention of high earners.

I suppose we'll see more such efforts. After all, Washington voters have been clamoring for another opportunity to express themselves on the subject.