WA Democrats consider retreat on estate tax, fearing wealth exodus

‘“a big lesson for me out of the work we’ve been doing on taxes… is it’s not good for us to be an outlier,” says WA Dem leader Jamie Pedersen re plans to roll back Washington’s top estate tax rate of 35%, highest in the nation.
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