11月将举行公投，决定是否废除这项针对年收入超100万美元人群征收9.9%所得税的法规。目前这场争论的胜负尚不明朗。
An initiative on November’s ballot aims to overturn the 9.9% tax on earnings above $1m – who’s winning the fight?
华盛顿州的选民即将决定这项所谓“百万富翁税”的命运。该税项于今年3月正式立法，规定对年收入超过100万美元的人群征收9.9%的所得税。如今，保守派势力正牵头推动废除这项法规。
Voters in Washington state will soon decide the fate of the state’s so-called “millionaire tax” – a 9.9% income tax on earnings above $1m that was signed into law in March and is now facing a conservative-backed effort to repeal it.
11月公投的提案旨在废除该税项，其理由是此举可能成为一个不良先例，最终会导致更多人群被纳入征税范围。而反对该提案的多个倡导团体及工会则认为，对全州2万户高收入家庭征税每年可带来约35亿美元收入，这些资金将用于教育、医疗等民生事业，还可用于扩大税收减免及销售税豁免政策。
An initiative on November’s ballot aims to overturn the tax, claiming that the tax represents a slippery slope, and would eventually result in taxes for more than just millionaires. A coalition of advocacy groups and unions opposing the initiative say taxing the state’s 20,000 highest-earning households could raise approximately $3.5bn in necessary annual revenue to fund core priorities like education and healthcare, and expand tax credits and sales tax exemptions.