LongTermGuy
11-25-2017, 12:31 PM
`Seattle’s income tax on wealthy households failed its first legal test on Wednesday.`
"Seattle’s income tax on wealthy households (https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-council-to-vote-today-on-income-tax-on-the-wealthy/) failed its first legal test Wednesday, with a King County Superior Court ruling that the measure is illegal.
In a summary judgment (https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4277768-17-2-18848-4-Order-on-Cross-Motions-for-SJ.html), Judge John R. Ruhl agreed with multiple challengers that the city ordinance adopted in July is not authorized under state law.
Opponents of Seattle’s so-called “wealth tax” immediately hailed the ruling (https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4277829-Judge-Rules-Seattle-Income-Tax-Illegal.html)as proof that the city long has known the tax was legally flawed, but nonetheless pushed it into law (https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4277827-PLF-STATEMENT-on-TODAY.html)."
https://static.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/07665a04-cfdf-11e7-938e-555c4062dc78-780x520.jpg
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattles-income-tax-on-the-wealthy-is-illegal-judge-rules/
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`How did they get so lucky as to find a non liberal-activist judge in Seattle?`:coffee:
"Seattle’s income tax on wealthy households (https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-council-to-vote-today-on-income-tax-on-the-wealthy/) failed its first legal test Wednesday, with a King County Superior Court ruling that the measure is illegal.
In a summary judgment (https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4277768-17-2-18848-4-Order-on-Cross-Motions-for-SJ.html), Judge John R. Ruhl agreed with multiple challengers that the city ordinance adopted in July is not authorized under state law.
Opponents of Seattle’s so-called “wealth tax” immediately hailed the ruling (https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4277829-Judge-Rules-Seattle-Income-Tax-Illegal.html)as proof that the city long has known the tax was legally flawed, but nonetheless pushed it into law (https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4277827-PLF-STATEMENT-on-TODAY.html)."
https://static.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/07665a04-cfdf-11e7-938e-555c4062dc78-780x520.jpg
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattles-income-tax-on-the-wealthy-is-illegal-judge-rules/
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`How did they get so lucky as to find a non liberal-activist judge in Seattle?`:coffee: