Vote NO on Initiative 645
I-645 cuts funding
for K-12 schools, health care, and child care
I-645 increases taxes
on working families and small businesses
I-645 would give the top one percent a tax cut while the rest of us pay more
Initiative 645 will cut $13 billion in funding…
Larger class sizes and fewer one-on-one supports for K-12 students
Increased health care costs for Washington families
More cuts to child care — making it more expensive for more working families
Elimination of free school meals for many K-12 students
And Initiative 645 will lead to increased taxes…
Increases the B&O tax on most Washington small businesses
Increases taxes for hundreds of thousands of working families by limiting who’s eligible for the working families tax credit
Increases taxes on over-the counter medicine, diapers, and other essential household items
The multi-millionaire behind Initiative 645
The multi-millionaire behind Initiative 645
Hedge fund manager and multi-millionaire Brian Heywood is behind I-645, which would give him and his wealthy friends a tax break while increasing taxes and costs for the rest of us.
The governor has promised to veto any expansion of the tax, and any attempt to expand the tax would inevitably end up in front of the voters as an initiative. In the end, voters will always have the final say about who pays this tax and can reject any efforts to expand it.
Despite what Brian Heywood says, the Millionaires Tax bill that was signed into law was a package, with tax cuts for 99.5% of Washingtonians paid for by a tax on millionaires. Passing the initiative would put these critical tax breaks for Washingtonians in jeopardy, tax breaks that are only paid for by the Millionaires Tax.
The NO on 645 campaign is a broad coalition of…
Small business owners
Early learning providers
Teachers and education leaders
Nurses and healthcare providers
Working families and labor unions
