Two of the state’s most well-known elder statesmen gathered in the Edmonds Community College Black Box Theater Thursday night to debate the merits of taxing the state’s wealthiest citizens to pay for public education and health care. In a nutshell, the Town Hall-style forum on Initiative 1098 — hosted and moderated by D.J. Wilson of…
Two distinguished speakers will be taking sides Thursday night at Edmonds Community College during a debate over Initiative 1098, which would tax those earning more than $200,000 a year (filing federal taxes as individuals) or $400,000 (joint filers). Bill Gates Sr. will be speaking in favor of the initiative. It was announced Tuesday that former…
