Nick Hanauer, critic of income inequality, calls proposed Washington wealth tax ‘impractical’
Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer was a vocal supporter of implementing Washington’s capital gains tax, which passed in 2021 and funds the state’s public education budget.
Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer rips Inslee wealth tax
Nick Hanauer, the progressive Seattle venture capitalist, torched Gov. Jay Inslee's proposed 1% wealth tax as impractical and unserious.
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Billionaire Democratic supporter calls Inslee’s wealth tax ‘boneheaded’
Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposal for a “wealth tax” is drawing sharp criticism from Seattle business leader, entrepreneur and ...
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Washington State’s Wealth Tax Debate Is Heating Up
The Democratic Party may control the government in Washington state, but opinions are sharply divided regarding the potential ...
Inslee’s Last Tax Insult to Washington
The departing Governor now wants a wealth tax as his deficit balloons.
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The pitchforks are here: Populist rage and the rise of moral absolutism
In 2014, billionaire Nick Hanauer warned in Politico that “The Pitchforks Are Coming … For Us Plutocrats.” He argued that extreme inequality inevitably leads to revolution, comparing it to ...
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Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer rips Inslee wealth tax
SEATTLE – Gov. Jay Inslee’s “wealth tax” proposal is drawing fire from a usual Democratic political ally – Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer. Hanauer, a politically influential ...