Eli Taylor Goss
@elitaylorgoss.bsky.social
Executive Director of @budget-policy.bsky.social ~ working for economic, racial, and LGBTQ+ justice ~ Evergreen State College alum ~ Young American Leader @harvard.edu Business School ~ dad joke aficionado ~ opinions are my own ~ they/him
THIS!
Why does Bryan, a tech executive in Seattle, want to see a Millionaires Tax that he would pay?
Hear him explain ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Hear him explain ⬇️⬇️⬇️
February 6, 2026 at 11:02 PM
THIS!
Go Jed!
Jed Fowler: "I am someone who would pay this tax, and I am here in support of this bill."
"Fixing upside down tax code is good for business, can only be as strong as the community I am willing to pay this tax and I urge you to pass SB 6346"
"Fixing upside down tax code is good for business, can only be as strong as the community I am willing to pay this tax and I urge you to pass SB 6346"
February 6, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Go Jed!
So pumped I got to testify among a roomful of SO MANY amazing advocates who know now is the time for #WaLeg to pass a Millionaires Tax to fund our communities! Let's do this!
First up @budget-policy.bsky.social ED Eli Taylor Goss: "This is a monumental opportunity to shift our upside down tax code right side up. Wealthiest should stop getting a special deal, we should fund health care and cash assistance."
Let's pass this bill!
Let's pass this bill!
February 6, 2026 at 11:01 PM
So pumped I got to testify among a roomful of SO MANY amazing advocates who know now is the time for #WaLeg to pass a Millionaires Tax to fund our communities! Let's do this!
Here's my statement on why #WaLeg must pass the Millionaires Tax this session: budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/mi...
February 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Here's my statement on why #WaLeg must pass the Millionaires Tax this session: budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/mi...
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From our policy director: WA must stop funneling money into extreme sentences with little public benefit. By passing HB 1125, #WaLeg can strengthen communities and stop using taxpayer money to punish an aging & sick population. @esidewalkitout.bsky.social washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/21/w...
Washington can't afford to keep wasting money on extreme sentences • Washington State Standard
COMMENTARY | For decades, Washington has spent billions of dollars subsidizing a sentencing system that prioritizes length over common sense.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:05 PM
From our policy director: WA must stop funneling money into extreme sentences with little public benefit. By passing HB 1125, #WaLeg can strengthen communities and stop using taxpayer money to punish an aging & sick population. @esidewalkitout.bsky.social washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/21/w...
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Emily Vanhanek from @budget-policy.bsky.social: in the last 2 years, 6/8 forecasts have budget shortfalls, driven by declining sales tax collections & overreliance on regressive taxes.
"We have an abundance of wealth in this state, but a tax code that asks those with the least to pay the most."
"We have an abundance of wealth in this state, but a tax code that asks those with the least to pay the most."
January 22, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Emily Vanhanek from @budget-policy.bsky.social: in the last 2 years, 6/8 forecasts have budget shortfalls, driven by declining sales tax collections & overreliance on regressive taxes.
"We have an abundance of wealth in this state, but a tax code that asks those with the least to pay the most."
"We have an abundance of wealth in this state, but a tax code that asks those with the least to pay the most."
This #WaLeg session, we’re working w/ partners to demystify WA's budget + taxes. I recently joined @investwanow.bsky.social & the Office of Financial Management for a “Budget and Taxes 101” presentation for The WA State Institute for a Democratic Future – helping advocates stay informed & engaged!
January 22, 2026 at 6:51 PM
This #WaLeg session, we’re working w/ partners to demystify WA's budget + taxes. I recently joined @investwanow.bsky.social & the Office of Financial Management for a “Budget and Taxes 101” presentation for The WA State Institute for a Democratic Future – helping advocates stay informed & engaged!
Happening this Monday! Join us in Olympia to advocate for tax justice in WA. You'll see lots of the awesome @budget-policy.bsky.social team out there! 🙂
Join us on January 26 in Olympia to advocate for an economy that works for working people!
RSVP: balanceourtaxcode.com/take-action/
RSVP: balanceourtaxcode.com/take-action/
January 22, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Happening this Monday! Join us in Olympia to advocate for tax justice in WA. You'll see lots of the awesome @budget-policy.bsky.social team out there! 🙂
As @rianwatt.bsky.social & I wrote in this piece, there are tangible solutions #WaLeg can enact this session to end cyclical revenue shortfalls, fix our tax code & create a more affordable WA. They must reject harmful budget cuts & ensure corporations & the ultra-wealthy pay their share in taxes.
"If there was ever a time for state lawmakers to be bold about supporting our communities, it’s now.” Our director, @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social, & Rian Watt from @eoionline.bsky.social wrote about the need for #WaLeg to pass progressive tax solutions this session! budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/an...
An opportunity economy requires bold choices from state lawmakers - Budget and Policy Center
Even before the second Trump administration took office last year at this time, people in Seattle and across Washington were struggling to afford their basic needs. Food, housing, and health care cos...
budgetandpolicy.org
January 11, 2026 at 7:33 PM
As @rianwatt.bsky.social & I wrote in this piece, there are tangible solutions #WaLeg can enact this session to end cyclical revenue shortfalls, fix our tax code & create a more affordable WA. They must reject harmful budget cuts & ensure corporations & the ultra-wealthy pay their share in taxes.
Legislative session, here we come!
Our 2026 legislative agenda calls on #WaLeg to enact much-needed progressive revenue, reject cuts to programs that serve us all, and center the needs of everyone most impacted by the affordability crisis.
Read more: budgetandpolicy.org/resources-to...
Read more: budgetandpolicy.org/resources-to...
budgetandpolicy.org
January 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Legislative session, here we come!
Found this photo strip from #SPPConnect2025. Still fired up from @centeronbudget.bsky.social CONNECT conference a few weeks ago w/ these fantastic @budget-policy.bsky.social colleagues. What powerful conversations to engage in w/ partners nationwide about how to enact progressive economic policies 💙
December 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Found this photo strip from #SPPConnect2025. Still fired up from @centeronbudget.bsky.social CONNECT conference a few weeks ago w/ these fantastic @budget-policy.bsky.social colleagues. What powerful conversations to engage in w/ partners nationwide about how to enact progressive economic policies 💙
As B&PC's Emily notes in this piece, WA has a great workforce that corporations rely on. Plus, the infrastructure to support workers gets stronger when there's funding for child care, transit, etc. The truth is that taxing employers w/ high earners is just good for WA @organizewithshaun.bsky.social
Rep. Shaun Scott wants to plug Trump’s cuts with a statewide high earner payroll tax. It could raise 3 billion dollars a year for higher ed, clean energy, SNAP, and more. Conservatives are already shouting that businesses will leave. Advocates say that threat is empty.
Rep. Shaun Scott Wants to Fight Trump Cuts with a Statewide Payroll Tax
Scott introduced a small package of bills to make up for the cuts in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” but the “Well Washington Fund” is the centerpiece. The payroll tax is s...
www.thestranger.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
As B&PC's Emily notes in this piece, WA has a great workforce that corporations rely on. Plus, the infrastructure to support workers gets stronger when there's funding for child care, transit, etc. The truth is that taxing employers w/ high earners is just good for WA @organizewithshaun.bsky.social
Not gonna lie: I'm STILL feeling the energy from this fantastic panel at @budget-policy.bsky.social's #BudgetMatters25 policy summit on 11/12! Now you can watch it - & hear a bunch of brilliant insights - on TVW. @noelframe.bsky.social @organizewithshaun.bsky.social @tech4taxes.bsky.social @itep.org
Did you miss #BudgetMatters25, or do you want to re-watch the panel to get re-energized ahead of #WaLeg session? The engaging discussion about the need for progressive revenue in our state is now on #TVW. Give it a watch!
@elitaylorgoss.bsky.social @emv4.bsky.social
@elitaylorgoss.bsky.social @emv4.bsky.social
Washington State Budget and Policy Center - TVW
The Washington State Budget and Policy Center hosts its Budget Matters 2025 Policy Summit at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle. Keynote
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November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Not gonna lie: I'm STILL feeling the energy from this fantastic panel at @budget-policy.bsky.social's #BudgetMatters25 policy summit on 11/12! Now you can watch it - & hear a bunch of brilliant insights - on TVW. @noelframe.bsky.social @organizewithshaun.bsky.social @tech4taxes.bsky.social @itep.org
Yes! As our friends at GRIT & Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services say in this op-ed, WA needs a statewide direct-cash pilot for new parents & families expecting kids. Also big ❤️ to Perigee Fund for contributing $50,000 to WA DSHS to develop a proposal & collaborate to scale this proven model.
WA direct cash pilot programs are creating a better future for parents & babies! GRIT provides cash to some single parents in Pierce Co's high-need ZIP codes. The Nest, run by Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services, pairs cash w/ Indigenous-centered care.
washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/18/p...
washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/18/p...
Providing cash to help moms and babies works. WA should lead • Washington State Standard
COMMENTARY | Costs have outpaced what most families can afford, especially during pregnancy and a baby’s first year.
washingtonstatestandard.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Yes! As our friends at GRIT & Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services say in this op-ed, WA needs a statewide direct-cash pilot for new parents & families expecting kids. Also big ❤️ to Perigee Fund for contributing $50,000 to WA DSHS to develop a proposal & collaborate to scale this proven model.
I'm looking forward to being on King County Executive-elect Girmay Zahilay's transition committee to help his executive transition team build out his platform for economic justice!
Today marks the start of my transition as King County Executive-elect. This is the beginning of building the new administration that will lead King County.
Learn more about our transition, see the full committee, and how to apply to join our administration at GirmayTransition2025.com
Learn more about our transition, see the full committee, and how to apply to join our administration at GirmayTransition2025.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I'm looking forward to being on King County Executive-elect Girmay Zahilay's transition committee to help his executive transition team build out his platform for economic justice!
Welcome to this new role, @esidewalkitout.bsky.social, and huge congrats! Can't wait to work closely with you as we fight the good fight for economic and racial justice!
We're excited to announce our new research & policy director: Evan Walker/@esidewalkitout.bsky.social! Evan started with B&PC as a fellow in '19. W/ a background in criminal legal policy, they're committed to improving people's lives, esp ppl excluded from justice budgetandpolicy.org/our-team/eva...
Evan Walker - Budget and Policy Center
Evan (they/them) leads – and works with the policy team – to advance the organization’s strategic policy priorities. Evan has a background in criminal legal system policy, particularly leading the Bud...
budgetandpolicy.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Welcome to this new role, @esidewalkitout.bsky.social, and huge congrats! Can't wait to work closely with you as we fight the good fight for economic and racial justice!
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Have you sent in your ballot yet?
If you have, check on your friends and family and share our website so they can get up to speed on what 8201 is all about ⬇️ https://www.approve8201.org/
If you have, check on your friends and family and share our website so they can get up to speed on what 8201 is all about ⬇️ https://www.approve8201.org/
October 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Have you sent in your ballot yet?
If you have, check on your friends and family and share our website so they can get up to speed on what 8201 is all about ⬇️ https://www.approve8201.org/
If you have, check on your friends and family and share our website so they can get up to speed on what 8201 is all about ⬇️ https://www.approve8201.org/
Excited to co-moderate this panel w/ my colleague Mia Shigemura at #BudgetMatters25 on 11/12! We'll chat w/ Rep. Shaun Scott (@organizewithshaun.bsky.social), Sen. Noel Frame (@noelframe.bsky.social), Fatema Boxwala w/ @tech4taxes.bsky.social & Marco Gusman w/ @itep.org. Sign up at budgetmatters.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Excited to co-moderate this panel w/ my colleague Mia Shigemura at #BudgetMatters25 on 11/12! We'll chat w/ Rep. Shaun Scott (@organizewithshaun.bsky.social), Sen. Noel Frame (@noelframe.bsky.social), Fatema Boxwala w/ @tech4taxes.bsky.social & Marco Gusman w/ @itep.org. Sign up at budgetmatters.org
Making the bold choice to prioritize their communities by investing to make #guaranteedincome program permanent?! We're celebrating y'all 💙
Cook County is making history. President Toni Preckwinkle’s 2026 budget makes the nation’s largest #guaranteedincome program permanent — putting $ directly in the pockets of working families. ESIL is proud to partner on this nation-leading effort.
🔗 economicsecurityproject.org/news/cook-co...
🔗 economicsecurityproject.org/news/cook-co...
October 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Making the bold choice to prioritize their communities by investing to make #guaranteedincome program permanent?! We're celebrating y'all 💙
And finally from our presentation line-up, Kaitie reminds us what it means to protect all neighbors in Washington state, regardless of status. Get to know Kaitie: budgetmatters.org/speakers/
Kaitie Dong (pictured enjoying coffee outside) will reinforce our values of protecting, caring, and supporting all Washington residents, including immigrants - our neighbors, local workers, and families 💙
October 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
And finally from our presentation line-up, Kaitie reminds us what it means to protect all neighbors in Washington state, regardless of status. Get to know Kaitie: budgetmatters.org/speakers/
Our presentation line up also includes Tracy - guiding the conversation on direct cash. As she and partners best put it: a simple, yet impactful tool! Learn more about Tracy: budgetmatters.org/speakers/
Tracy Yeung (pictured holding her child at the park) will share how direct cash is a simple yet impactful tool to help people meet their basic needs, especially amid the current economic crisis 💙
October 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Our presentation line up also includes Tracy - guiding the conversation on direct cash. As she and partners best put it: a simple, yet impactful tool! Learn more about Tracy: budgetmatters.org/speakers/
Grateful for my brilliant colleagues as we get ready for #BudgetMatters2025. Emily will unpack the impact of federal cuts, and Evan’s digging into how our tax structure fuels a criminal legal system that punishes poverty. Learn more: budgetmatters.org/speakers/
Emily Vyhnanek (pictured left of group photo with Evan), associate director of campaigns, will provide context on the scale of harm expected from federal cuts and explain why it is more important than ever for Washington state to protect its people from the looming budget fallout 💙
October 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Grateful for my brilliant colleagues as we get ready for #BudgetMatters2025. Emily will unpack the impact of federal cuts, and Evan’s digging into how our tax structure fuels a criminal legal system that punishes poverty. Learn more: budgetmatters.org/speakers/
Have you signed up for @budget-policy.bsky.social's annual policy summit yet? It's going to be a great event! Hope to see you there in Seattle on November 12.
Join us for Budget Matters 2025, Nov. 12 at Northwest African American Museum, a policy summit focused on Keeping a steadfast vision for a just economic future.
Learn more & register now: budgetmatters.org
Más información sobre y registrarse ahora!: budgetmatters.org/inicio/
Learn more & register now: budgetmatters.org
Más información sobre y registrarse ahora!: budgetmatters.org/inicio/
September 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Have you signed up for @budget-policy.bsky.social's annual policy summit yet? It's going to be a great event! Hope to see you there in Seattle on November 12.
I spoke w/ @kiro7seattle.bsky.social about how WA tax revenue is down because consumer spending is down. The piece focuses on the possibility of a recession, but let's not forget that the budget would have more $ if ultra-wealthy & corporations paid their share of taxes www.kiro7.com/news/local/w...
WA General Fund shortfall expected to grow by $903M. Is a recession looming?
The latest prediction from the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council shows the state’s budget situation continuing to deteriorate.
www.kiro7.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I spoke w/ @kiro7seattle.bsky.social about how WA tax revenue is down because consumer spending is down. The piece focuses on the possibility of a recession, but let's not forget that the budget would have more $ if ultra-wealthy & corporations paid their share of taxes www.kiro7.com/news/local/w...
My thoughts on the state revenue forecast are in the link below. The gist? WA's tax code, which over-relies on the inequitable sales tax, isn't keeping pace with economic growth. And in the face of so many federal budget cuts to important programs, #WaLeg & the gov must enact new progressive revenue
State revenue is projected to decrease by $900M thru 2029, largely due to a decline in sales tax collections. Given rising costs, people resort to cost-saving measures...& the state budget suffers. #WaLeg needs to enact better revenue options. Read our statement:
Revenue not keeping pace with economic growth. Lawmakers need to be bold. - Budget and Policy Center
The Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council announced today a $900 million decrease in projected revenue over the next two biennial budgets, through 2029.
budgetandpolicy.org
September 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My thoughts on the state revenue forecast are in the link below. The gist? WA's tax code, which over-relies on the inequitable sales tax, isn't keeping pace with economic growth. And in the face of so many federal budget cuts to important programs, #WaLeg & the gov must enact new progressive revenue