Melinda Diane
@myoungflynn.bsky.social
Working for economic justice in WA. "Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me. Anything can happen, child. Anything can be." Uncle Shel S
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An employer payroll tax for high-earners is a policy #WaLeg must pass to provide critical funding for WA communities & to fight harmful federal funding cuts. (➡️ B&PC's Emily V drops some knowledge in this article!) @emv4.bsky.social @organizewithshaun.bsky.social www.thestranger.com/news/2025/12...
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 6:34 PM
An employer payroll tax for high-earners is a policy #WaLeg must pass to provide critical funding for WA communities & to fight harmful federal funding cuts. (➡️ B&PC's Emily V drops some knowledge in this article!) @emv4.bsky.social @organizewithshaun.bsky.social www.thestranger.com/news/2025/12...
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Thrilled to have Rep. @organizewithshaun.bsky.social, Sen @noelframe.bsky.social, Fatema Boxwala w/@tech4taxes.bsky.social, + Marco Guzman w/@itep.org as our featured speakers for keynote panel, “Progressive Revenue as the Solution for Prosperity and Safety”. Learn more:
Featured Speakers
Keynote Panel: “Progressive Revenue as the Solution for Prosperity and Safety” Representative Shaun Scott (he/him) – PanelistWashington state Representative, District 43 Shaun represents the …
budgetmatters.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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@gluesenkampperez.house.gov & other members of the U.S. House must protect their constituents and reject this terrible bill. And #WaLeg must be at the ready to protect immigrants in WA. Read this op-ed by B&PC's Kaitie Dong & @weareoneamerica.bsky.social's Soumyo Lahiri-Gupta (3/3)
As immigrants face federal attacks, Washington state must step up
"The reconciliation bill moving in Congress, and that just narrowly passed the Senate, makes devastating cuts to these programs which keep our communities healthy and fed, in order to give
tdn.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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🧵SO many voices calling on #WaLeg & the governor to protect funding for communities, schools, the climate & public health. To prevent cuts, lawmakers must ensure the ultra-wealthy & corporations pay what they owe in taxes.
@investwanow.bsky.social @balanceourtaxcode.bsky.social @fusewashington.org
@investwanow.bsky.social @balanceourtaxcode.bsky.social @fusewashington.org
April 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
🧵SO many voices calling on #WaLeg & the governor to protect funding for communities, schools, the climate & public health. To prevent cuts, lawmakers must ensure the ultra-wealthy & corporations pay what they owe in taxes.
@investwanow.bsky.social @balanceourtaxcode.bsky.social @fusewashington.org
@investwanow.bsky.social @balanceourtaxcode.bsky.social @fusewashington.org
Love those faces. Check them out in Olympia fighting the good fight! #WaLeg, it's time to pass progressive revenue to help pay for the services that support us all. Like schools. Parks. Infrastructure. Public health. Safety net programs. (These funds are esp. important amid federal awfulness!)
We are in the Capitol Building with our friends at @budget-policy.bsky.social and @balanceourtaxcode.bsky.social to advocate for the progressive revenue proposals in the Senate:
✅ PRO on SB 5797
✅ PRO on SB 5796
#WALeg
✅ PRO on SB 5797
✅ PRO on SB 5796
#WALeg
April 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Love those faces. Check them out in Olympia fighting the good fight! #WaLeg, it's time to pass progressive revenue to help pay for the services that support us all. Like schools. Parks. Infrastructure. Public health. Safety net programs. (These funds are esp. important amid federal awfulness!)
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As the federal administration takes a chainsaw to public programs, #WaLeg must protect state programs that help families afford essential needs, like housing & health care. Read more from our director, Eli Taylor Goss, & @eoionline.bsky.social's director, Rian Watt www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
Eli Taylor Goss and Rian Watt: In this Washington, lawmakers must act to protect people’s economic well-being
Like many people here in Washington state, we have watched in alarm, horror and outrage as the new federal administration has taken a chainsaw to critical public programs and thrown millions of lives ...
www.spokesman.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
As the federal administration takes a chainsaw to public programs, #WaLeg must protect state programs that help families afford essential needs, like housing & health care. Read more from our director, Eli Taylor Goss, & @eoionline.bsky.social's director, Rian Watt www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
In Washington, we value funding basic services for our residents, not Trump’s mass deportations. Tell your Congress Member to vote NO on cutting the schools, hospitals, and food banks that all working people rely on: fusewashington.actionkit.com/letter/Sanct...
Reject MAGA’s attacks on our immigrant neighbors
In Washington, we value funding basic services for our residents, not Trump’s mass deportations. Tell your Congress Member to vote NO on cutting the schools, hospitals, and food banks that all working...
fusewashington.actionkit.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
In Washington, we value funding basic services for our residents, not Trump’s mass deportations. Tell your Congress Member to vote NO on cutting the schools, hospitals, and food banks that all working people rely on: fusewashington.actionkit.com/letter/Sanct...
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📢📢📢 THIS ➡️ "Congress should return to the drawing board and craft a budget that broadens opportunity, lowers costs, and invests in people and families, while responsibly raising the revenues needed to make those investments and reduce economic risks associated with high debt."
We have a new statement from CBPP President @sharonparrott.bsky.social on how the House Republican budget resolution released today is a costly giveaway to the wealthy at the expense of struggling families: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
House Republican Budget Would Mean Higher Costs, Less Help for Families, More Tax Windfalls for Wealthy | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The House Republican budget released today by Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington is an extreme giveaway to the wealthy at the expense of families who already have a hard time making ends meet.
www.cbpp.org
February 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
📢📢📢 THIS ➡️ "Congress should return to the drawing board and craft a budget that broadens opportunity, lowers costs, and invests in people and families, while responsibly raising the revenues needed to make those investments and reduce economic risks associated with high debt."
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This is the first time @epi.org has issued a statement labeling an administration’s actions as authoritarian. But we all have a moral obligation to name recent actions—including the hacking of the U.S. Treasury payment systems—as the truly authoritarian efforts they are. www.epi.org/press/elon-m...
Elon Musk’s DOGE is hacking U.S. Treasury funds—and our democracy
The hacking of U.S. Treasury payment systems and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) databases by Elon Musk’s team with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is reckless, illegal, ...
www.epi.org
February 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This is the first time @epi.org has issued a statement labeling an administration’s actions as authoritarian. But we all have a moral obligation to name recent actions—including the hacking of the U.S. Treasury payment systems—as the truly authoritarian efforts they are. www.epi.org/press/elon-m...
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While Trump wants to cut taxes on the rich, Washington state passed a policy to fairly tax the rich in 2021 — which has already raised $1.3 billion for child care and schools. More states should follow.
Eli Taylor Goss of @budget-policy.bsky.social and Treasure Mackley of @investwanow.bsky.social:
Eli Taylor Goss of @budget-policy.bsky.social and Treasure Mackley of @investwanow.bsky.social:
Trump Wants to Cut Taxes on the Rich. States Can Choose Differently. - OtherWords
We won progressive taxes in our state by showing people just how unjust our tax code was. Other states can follow.
otherwords.org
January 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
While Trump wants to cut taxes on the rich, Washington state passed a policy to fairly tax the rich in 2021 — which has already raised $1.3 billion for child care and schools. More states should follow.
Eli Taylor Goss of @budget-policy.bsky.social and Treasure Mackley of @investwanow.bsky.social:
Eli Taylor Goss of @budget-policy.bsky.social and Treasure Mackley of @investwanow.bsky.social: