Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this episode we talk with Bill Brady, CPA and President of Brady and Company about the risks, compliance costs, and other troubles with the proposed income tax, and then speak with Brandi Kruse, host of [un]Divided with Brandi Kruse about why Washington's proposed income tax could chase away the Seattle Seahawks, just as emails reveal the tax climate drove away the Supersonics and might be preventing their return.

Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this episode, Ryan Frost updates us on the latest with the Senate passing the income tax bill and legislators considering walking back the estate tax, followed by Pam Lewison walking us through the farmworker unionization bill and how it actually does little to help workers and more to help union bosses.

Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this video, Small Business Director Mark Harmsworth and business startup attorney Joe Wallin discuss the looming taxes sitting in legislative committees and how they would impact the business and startup community.

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Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this video, Tax & Budget Director Ryan Frost talks about the income tax bill that just surfaced today, and why it would be such a harmful policy for Washington state.

Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this video, Small Business Director Mark Harmsworth and Budget & Tax Director Ryan Frost discuss how the state ended up with deficits, how the tax expansion will reach more than just the rich, and how businesses are struggling to keep up.


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Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this episode, we'll talk with Transportation Director Charles Prestrud as he outlines the serious costs our infrastructure warrants, and how legislators have ignored the glaring problems until now. Afterwards, we chat with Agriculture Director Pam Lewison to address the legislative actions that can help or hurt our farmers in Washington, which ultimately drives food costs!

Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this video, we'll talk with Andrew Wilford, Director of National Taxpayer Union Foundation's Interstate Commerce Initiative about a new study showing outmigration between the states.


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00:00 - Introduction,
01:50 - NTU report on “one taxpayer leaves every 29 minutes 55 seconds”
02:11 - How IRS migration data works
03:02 - Washington’s rank: from #10 in-migration to #43 outmigration
04:15 - Who is leaving: higher-income taxpayers and brackets
04:48 - Spillover effects when wealth leaves a state
06:58 - Top net in-migration states
07:50 - “No income tax” in Washington and the capital gains excise tax
08:41 - Tax hikes vs tax cuts: what migration data shows
10:18 - Do taxes really drive people out? Debunking “fair share” claims
13:36 - Washington’s largest tax increase ever and new tax proposals
17:19 - Policy climate, constant new tax ideas, and taxpayer psychology
19:15 - Education spending vs results and government performance
21:00 - When the next IRS migration data might arrive


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Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this video, we'll hear from Vice President for Research Todd Myers on why there is a case for hope in Washington. 
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00:00 - Introduction
02:19 - Reasons to be hopeful and counting blessings in America
06:34 - The Power of Ten and America’s Pulse accountability app
11:17 - Low voter turnout and how easy it is to vote in Washington
14:15 - Persistence, John Quincy Adams, and long-term impact on policy
16:15 - Washington Policy Center wins: killing wasteful EV subsidies
17:43 - Stopping 70-year Sound Transit bonds and protecting taxpayers
22:01 - Bill Gates’ climate letter and why current climate policy is failing
34:27 - Reasons for political hope in Washington and bipartisan work


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Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this video, we'll hear Senior Researcher Paul Guppy give his thoughts and takeaways from the recent election results in Washington and the nation. 
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