This Payroll Tax Failed Seattle, Now they Want it Statewide | Paul Guppy

Описание: This video is part of our series informing you of the latest in state policy. Paul updates viewers on the latest policy happenings in Olympia and beyond.

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00:00 - Introduction
02:58 - Where we are in the legislative session
01:03 - “Lawmakers live under our rules” (HB 2591)
01:28 - Initiative restriction proposal (SB 5973)
02:17 - “Same rule for lawmakers” argument
04:15 - “Hey boss, don’t microchip me” (HB 2303)
07:14 - I-5 Columbia River bridge replacement costs
11:54 - New statewide payroll expense tax (HB 2100)
16:09 - Federal anti-corruption review and funding risk
17:55 - Farmworker unionization and card check (SB 6045)

HB 2591, to require lawmakers to show “real public support” before they can introduce a bill: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?B...

SB 5973, to add a new “demonstration of support” hurdle that makes it harder to get citizen initiatives moving through the ballot-title stage: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?B...

HB 2303, to prohibit employers from requesting, requiring, or coercing employees to have microchips implanted under their skin: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?B...

HB 2100, to create a new statewide “payroll expense tax” on large employers: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?B...

SB 6045, to put agricultural workers under a collective-bargaining framework (with concerns about card-check pressure and no secret ballot), effectively driving farmworker unionization:

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