marriage penalty – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com Your News Source with Integrity Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:18:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-Andis-CCT-Icon-NEW-170522-01-1-36x36.jpg marriage penalty – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com 32 32 Records reveal WA millionaire’s tax is meant to legalize progressive income tax https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/records-reveal-wa-millionaires-tax-is-meant-to-legalize-progressive-income-tax/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=records-reveal-wa-millionaires-tax-is-meant-to-legalize-progressive-income-tax https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/records-reveal-wa-millionaires-tax-is-meant-to-legalize-progressive-income-tax/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:18:01 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=184409 Nearly 1,000 pages of records reveal coordinated effort between attorney general's office and Democratic leaders to overturn constitutional ban.

Nearly 1,000 pages of records reveal coordinated effort between attorney general's office and Democratic leaders to overturn constitutional ban.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/records-reveal-wa-millionaires-tax-is-meant-to-legalize-progressive-income-tax/feed/ 0 Opinion: Democrat Party penalizes marriage in Washington https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-democrat-party-penalizes-marriage-in-washington/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-democrat-party-penalizes-marriage-in-washington https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-democrat-party-penalizes-marriage-in-washington/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:23:50 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=182569 Lars Larson argues that Washington’s newly passed income tax unfairly targets married couples by creating what he describes as a financial penalty for filing jointly.

Lars Larson argues that Washington’s newly passed income tax unfairly targets married couples by creating what he describes as a financial penalty for filing jointly.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-democrat-party-penalizes-marriage-in-washington/feed/ 0 Opinion: The income tax proposal has arrived https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-income-tax-proposal-has-arrived/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-the-income-tax-proposal-has-arrived https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-income-tax-proposal-has-arrived/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:36:01 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=181520 Ryan Frost of the Washington Policy Center argues that a proposed Washington income tax creates a new revenue stream rather than delivering tax reform or relief.

Ryan Frost of the Washington Policy Center argues that a proposed Washington income tax creates a new revenue stream rather than delivering tax reform or relief.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-income-tax-proposal-has-arrived/feed/ 0 Olympia Watch: Washington Policy Center discusses key issues in final days of legislature https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/olympia-watch-washington-policy-center-discusses-key-issues-in-final-days-of-legislature/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=olympia-watch-washington-policy-center-discusses-key-issues-in-final-days-of-legislature https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/olympia-watch-washington-policy-center-discusses-key-issues-in-final-days-of-legislature/#respond Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:50:18 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=96438 Chris Cargill and Paul Guppy of the Washington Policy Center are part of a WPC discussion on the legislature's final days and the issues being decided. Topics included a state income tax, reigning in the governor’s power in an “emergency,” and critical race theory. Graphic John Ley

Key issues addressed by WPC as the legislature wraps up 105-day regular session.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/olympia-watch-washington-policy-center-discusses-key-issues-in-final-days-of-legislature/feed/ 0