Judge rules Seattle's tax on the wealthy is illegal

"How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin." -- Ronald Reagan

Seattle is one of the most liberal (read 'socialist') cities in America. Their controversial tax on the wealthy (akin to "You make too much money--I want some of it") failed its first legal test after a judge ruled the new ordinance violates state law. But the progressives (read 'socialists') aren't backing down and pledge to appeal the decision. This sets up a Washington State Supreme Court case.

Judge John Ruhl of King County Superior Court ruled Wednesday that the city did not have the authority (including moral authority, but that's a different story) to impose the tax because state law prohibits tax on net income.

City Attorney Pete Holmes (no known relation to porn star John Holmes, but what John did with women, Pete is trying to do to the wealthy in Seattle) said the decision was "disappointing" but, in a joint statement with Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess (which, coincidentally came while both men were smoking 'joints') said their goal to eliminate the state's "over-reliance on regressive sales taxes" would continue [and so would their immoral attempt to bleed successful people for more of their money].

"We are also living in a time of extreme income inequality that corrodes our social compact and causes many to wonder whether wealthy individuals are paying their fair share," the socialists said.

You want fair share? The fairest of fair shares would be for every single taxpayer to pay the same percentage of their income in taxes, like a church tithe--that's a fair share. Everyone has skin in the game and everyone pays the same percentage.

The whole idea of the progressive's concept of fair share is not fair at all. In fact, as I said, it's immoral.

Opponents of the tax said the ruling is proof that Seattle officials knew the tax was legally flawed by still tried to push it through.

"In our system of government, the Legislature makes laws and the courts interpret them," Freedom Foundation Chief Litigation Counsel David Dewhirst told Fox News in a written statement. "If you want to change the existing tax laws, you can ask your legislator to introduce a bill, or you can sponsor a ballot initiative. And if you want to amend the Constitution, there's a process for that too."

The tax was passed by the Seattle City Council in July. It targets successful people who've worked hard to get to the income level they're at. Local lawmakers say the tax is "a new formula for fairness."

Of course, the opposite is true when you break it down in simple terms: you want to take more from me and redistribute it to people who haven't worked for it. 

I'll say it again: that's immoral.



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