I-1098 Coalition Grows Rapidly: Nearly 200 Organizations Across Washington State Endorse Tax Reform to Benefit the Middle Class and Small Businesses
Partial list of organizations endorsing Yes on 1098:
League of Education Voters
League of Women Voters of Washington
Main Street Alliance
Washington Public Health Association
Washington State Alliance for Retired Americans
Washington Association for the Education of Young Children
Washington Association of Churches
Washington Association of Community and Migrant Health Centers
Washington Bus
Washington Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
Washington Coalition of Rabbis
Washington Community Action Network
Washington Education Association
Washington Federation of State Employees
Washington State Home Care Coalition
Washington Low Income Housing Alliance
Washington NOW
Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP
Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Washington State Democrats
Washington State Labor Council
Washington State PTA
Washington State Senior Citizens' Lobby
Washington Student Association
Washington Unitarian Universalist Voices for Justice
Children's Alliance
Community Health Plan of Washington
Disability Rights Washington
ElderCare Alliance
Greater Seattle Business Association
The Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce
Lutheran Community Services Northwest
Latino Political Action Committee of Washington
NARAL Pro-Choice Washington Foundation
Puget Sound Alliance of Retired Americans
SEIU Washington State Council
Japanese American Citizens League Seattle Chapter
Statewide Poverty Action Network
Asian Community Leadership Foundation
Inland Empire Residential Resources
One America
(Alphabetical listing including the endorsing organizations highlighted above)
Adams County Democrats
AFSCME, Co & City Employees, Council 2
American Federation of Teachers Seattle Community Colleges, Local 1789
American Federation of Teachers of WA
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1015
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1384
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1765
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 843
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 883
Asian Counseling and Referral Services
Asian Community Leadership Foundation
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)
Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of King County
Camp Fire USA Central Puget Sound Council
CASA Latina
Center for Human Services
Center for Social Justice
Central Washington Progress
Chaya
Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition
Children's Alliance
Church Council of Greater Seattle
Communications Workers of America Washington State Council
Communication Workers of America Local 7901
Community Health Network of Washington
Community Health Plan of Washington
Compassionate Action Network
Cowlitz County Democrats
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Central Labor Council
Disability Rights Washington
Eagle Healthcare, Inc.
Eastern Washington Voters
Economic Opportunity Institute
El Centro de la Raza
ElderCare Alliance
ElderHealth Northwest
Entre Hermanos
Equal Rights Washington
Friends Committee on Washington Public Policy
Fuse Washington
Futurewise
Greater Seattle Business Association
Green Party of Seattle
HealthPoint
IBEW Local 46
IBEW Local 77
IFPTE Local 17
Inland Empire Residential Resources
Inter*Im Community Development Association
International Community Health Services
International District Housing Alliance
IUOE Local 302
Japanese American Citizens League Seattle Chapter
King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
King County Democratic Central Committee
King County Labor Council
King County Young Democrats
Kitsap Central Labor Council
Kitsap County Democrats
Kittitas County Democrats
The Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce
Latino Political Action Committee of Washington
League of Education Voters
League of Women Voters of Washington
Lewiston-Clarkston County Labor Council
Lincoln County Democrats
Lutheran Community Services Northwest
Lutheran Public Policy Office
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Lodge 751
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Washington State Council
Main Street Alliance
Mason County Democrats
Metropolitan Democratic Club
Minority Executive Directors Coalition
NARAL Pro-Choice Washington Foundation
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum Seattle Chapter
New Futures
Newground Social Investment
Nonprofit Assistance Center
North Central Washington CLC
North Urban Human Services Alliance
Northwest Progressive Institute
Northwest Washington CLC
Olympic Labor Council
One America
OPEIU Local 8
Organizing for Seattle
Our Washington
Pacific County Democrats
Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane
Pierce County Democrats
Pierce County Labor Council
Planned Parenthood Votes! Washington
Progressive Party of Washington
Public School Employees of Washington, SEIU Local 1948
Puget Sound Alliance of Retired Americans
Puget Sound Sage
Radical Women
Raising Our APA Representation
Real Change News
Religious Coalition for Tax Reform
Resident Councils of Washington
Sacajawea PTA
Sahngnoksoo
Sea Mar Community Health Clinics
Seattle Education Access
Seattle Human Services Coalition
Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness
SEIU Washington State Council
SEIU Local 925
SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW
SEIU Healthcare 775NW
SEIU Local 6
Sheet Metal Workers Local 66
Sightline
Skagit County Democrats
Snohomish County Democratic Central Committee
Snohomish County Labor Council
Snohomish County Young Democrats
Social Justice Fund Northwest
Southwest Washington Central Labor Council
Spokane Child Abuse Network
Spokane Regional Labor Council
Statewide Poverty Action Network
Teamsters Joint Council 28
Thurston County Democrats
Thurston, Lewis, & Mason Counties Labor Council
Transportation Choices Coalition
Twin Harbors Labor Council
UA Local 32 Plumbers and Pipefitters
UAW 4121
UFCW 1439
UFCW 141
UFCW 21
UFCW 365/WPEA
Unite HERE Local 8
United Faculty of Washington State
UW Young Democrats
Voices Spokane
Voters for Affordable Housing
Wahkiakum County Democrats
Washington Public Health Association
Washington State Alliance for Retired Americans
Washington Association for the Education of Young Children
Washington Association of Churches
Washington Association of Community and Migrant Health Centers
Washington Bus
Washington Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
Washington Coalition of Rabbis
Washington Community Action Network
Washington Education Association
Washington Federation of State Employees
Washington State Home Care Coalition
Washington Low Income Housing Alliance
Washington NOW
Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP
Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Washington State Democrats
Washington State Labor Council
Washington State PTA
Washington State Senior Citizens' Lobby
Washington Student Association
Washington Unitarian Universalist Voices for Justice
Western States Center
Whatcom County Democrats
Yakima & South Central Counties Labor Council
Yakima County Democrats
Young Democrats of Washington
11th Legislative District Democrats
5th Legislative District Democrats
21st Legislative District Democrats
22nd Legislative District Democrats
23rd Legislative District Democrats
27th Legislative District Democrats
28th Legislative District Democrats
2nd Legislative District Democrats
30th Legislative District Democrats
32nd Legislative District Democrats
33rd Legislative District Democrats
34th Legislative District Democrats
36th Legislative District Democrats
37th Legislative District Democrats
38th Legislative District Democrats
41st Legislative District Democrats
43rd Legislative District Democrats
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47th Legislative District Democrats
48th Legislative District Democrats
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Paid for by Washingtonians for Education, Health Care and Tax Relief • PO BOX 1077, Seattle, WA 98111 • (206) 588-1084
A Message from Bill Gates Sr.
upon the Certification of I-1098
for the November Ballot
Dear supporter,
I have some very good news.
The Secretary of State's office
has confirmed what we already
knew: I-1098 will be on the
November ballot. It is clear that
the people of Washington are
ready for real tax reform.
384,382 of them signed the
petition to make our tax system
more fair.
Thank you for everything you have done. I have had the pleasure to meet many of the volunteers that worked on 1098, and I have to say I was continually impressed with the dedication and passion that I saw from Washingtonians who are ready for change. Our State has been penalized by an unfair and inadequate tax system for years. Initiative 1098 will change that.
We currently rank 46th out of the 50 states in the the amount of our economy we invest in education, and we rank dead last — 50th out of the 50 states — in the basic fairness of our tax code. Middle class families in Washington State pay four times the tax rate of the very wealthy, while our reliance on the B&O tax penalizes small businesses that are struggling in the current economic downturn. That is scandalous. And it is wrong.
When 1098 passes we will reduce taxes on middle class families, eliminate the B&O tax on small businesses, boost our economy and make our tax code more fair. I know there is broad public support for this initiative and with your help I know we will win in November.
Washington is only one of seven states without some form of income tax and our opponents are already mobilizing to try and keep it that way. We can't let them win. The stakes are too high.
The very future of Washington hangs in the balance. Will we let our education system continue to deteriorate? Will we kick thousands of our most vulnerable citizens off the Basic Health Plan? Will we let Washington continue to be the most regressively taxed state in the country?
Or will we have the courage to lower taxes on small businesses, lower property taxes on working and middle class families and create a limited income tax on the very wealthy — the wealthiest 1.2% — that will generate $2 billion per year in revenue dedicated to funding education and health care?
I think the right answer is commonsense. Won't you join me and tell all your friends to support 1098 as well? Please click here to send them a message about 1098 and how important it is to Washington's future: Tell your friends about Initiative 1098.
Thank you,
William Gates Sr.
Bill Gates Sr.
