Washington State Lawmakers: Slash Billionaire Greed, Not Child Care!

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• Bellevue
  

  Tell the WA Legislature: Slash Billionaire Greed, Not Child Care!

  Why should our littlest learners shoulder 40% of the state’s total budget cuts?! The math is not math-ing! Governor Ferguson’s budget proposal balances our state’s budget deficit by disproportionately targeting child care and early learning with devastating funding slashes. Right now, the Governor’s budget includes $322,000,000.00 (yes, $332 million) in cuts to child care and early learning. Whether you receive a child care subsidy or not - this would be devastating to our families and communities. When the state cuts investments to child care, it’s parents and providers who have to foot the bill for the difference. Child care providers would feel the impact directly too, with a 50 percent reduction in professional development for child care providers on the line. The continually growing child care crisis will take a $6 billion hit on the state’s economy each year if the Governor’s version of the budget were passed. There's a better way to balance the budget: with new, progressive revenue generated by finally requiring ultra wealthy corporations and billionaires to pay their fair share through the Millionaire's Tax (HB 2724/SB 6346), the Well Washington Fund tax on wealthy corporations (HB 2100/SB 6093), and a wealth tax on individuals with an excess of $50 million (HB 2046/SB 5797).   Every dollar raised in new, progressive revenue is a dollar not cut from child care, education, healthcare, and other essential programs. By choosing tax fairness instead of cuts to child care, our lawmakers can infuse our state budget with the funds it needs to meaningfully care for the workforce, communities and infrastructure that enable corporations to thrive and do business here.  Tell the Washington State House and Senate: Don’t follow Governor Ferguson’s backwards budget! Balance the state budget equitably with new, progressive revenue. Our lawmakers must slash billionaire greed – not essential programs like child care – to balance the state budget responsibly. 

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  Created by diana albasha
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  Tell the WA Legislature: Slash Billionaire Greed, Not Working Families!

  Washington cannot build a strong, stable economy on an upside-down tax code. Yet Governor Ferguson’s budget proposal relies heavily on deep cuts rather than addressing the root problem: a revenue system that asks proportionally more of working families and small businesses than it does of the ultra-wealthy. That approach shifts costs onto those least able to afford them and undermines long-term economic growth. Right now, the Governor’s budget includes $322 million in cuts to child care and early learning. When the state pulls back from essential investments, the financial burden doesn’t disappear—it lands on working families, small businesses, and local communities. Parents face higher costs, reduced access, or lost wages. Small businesses struggle when employees cannot secure reliable care. Providers lose critical supports, including a proposed 50 percent reduction in professional development. These ripple effects compound Washington’s affordability challenges and weaken our local economies. Meanwhile, our regressive tax structure continues to rely heavily on sales taxes and other mechanisms that disproportionately impact low- and middle-income households. That is neither equitable nor sustainable. There is a better way to balance the budget: modernize our tax code and generate new, progressive revenue by ensuring the wealthiest individuals and corporations contribute their fair share through the Millionaire’s Tax (HB 2724/SB 6346), the Well Washington Fund (HB 2100/SB 6093), and a wealth tax on individuals with more than $50 million in assets (HB 2046/SB 5797). Every dollar raised through fair taxation is a dollar that can protect essential services, expand the Working Families Tax Credit, provide sales tax relief, and stabilize the public investments that allow businesses and communities to thrive. Tell the Washington State House and Senate: choose tax fairness over harmful cuts. Balance the state budget equitably with progressive revenue, strengthen working families, and create a tax system that supports Washington's economic future!

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  Created by Michelle John
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  Tell the WA Legislature: Slash Billionaire Greed, Not Child Care!

  Why should our littlest learners shoulder 40% of the state’s total budget cuts?! The math is not math-ing! Governor Ferguson’s budget proposal balances our state’s budget deficit by disproportionately targeting child care and early learning with devastating funding slashes. Right now, the Governor’s budget includes $322,000,000.00 (yes, $332 million) in cuts to child care and early learning. Whether you receive a child care subsidy or not - this would be devastating to our families and communities. When the state cuts investments to child care, it’s parents and providers who have to foot the bill for the difference. Child care providers would feel the impact directly too, with a 50 percent reduction in professional development for child care providers on the line. The continually growing child care crisis will take a $6 billion hit on the state’s economy each year if the Governor’s version of the budget were passed. There's a better way to balance the budget: with new, progressive revenue generated by finally requiring ultra wealthy corporations and billionaires to pay their fair share through the Millionaire's Tax (HB 2724/SB 6346), the Well Washington Fund tax on wealthy corporations (HB 2100/SB 6093), and a wealth tax on individuals with an excess of $50 million (HB 2046/SB 5797).   Every dollar raised in new, progressive revenue is a dollar not cut from child care, education, healthcare, and other essential programs. By choosing tax fairness instead of cuts to child care, our lawmakers can infuse our state budget with the funds it needs to meaningfully care for the workforce, communities and infrastructure that enable corporations to thrive and do business here.  Tell the Washington State House and Senate: Don’t follow Governor Ferguson’s backwards budget! Balance the state budget equitably with new, progressive revenue. Our lawmakers must slash billionaire greed – not essential programs like child care – to balance the state budget responsibly. 

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  Created by Stacy Barnes
• Seattle
  

  Tell the WA Legislature: Slash Billionaire Greed, Not Child Care!

  Why should our littlest learners shoulder 40% of the state’s total budget cuts?! The math is not math-ing! Governor Ferguson’s budget proposal balances our state’s budget deficit by disproportionately targeting child care and early learning with devastating funding slashes. Right now, the Governor’s budget includes $322,000,000.00 (yes, $332 million) in cuts to child care and early learning. Whether you receive a child care subsidy or not - this would be devastating to our families and communities. When the state cuts investments to child care, it’s parents and providers who have to foot the bill for the difference. Child care providers would feel the impact directly too, with a 50 percent reduction in professional development for child care providers on the line. The continually growing child care crisis will take a $6 billion hit on the state’s economy each year if the Governor’s version of the budget were passed. There's a better way to balance the budget: with new, progressive revenue generated by finally requiring ultra wealthy corporations and billionaires to pay their fair share through the Millionaire's Tax (HB 2724/SB 6346), the Well Washington Fund tax on wealthy corporations (HB 2100/SB 6093), and a wealth tax on individuals with an excess of $50 million (HB 2046/SB 5797).   Every dollar raised in new, progressive revenue is a dollar not cut from child care, education, healthcare, and other essential programs. By choosing tax fairness instead of cuts to child care, our lawmakers can infuse our state budget with the funds it needs to meaningfully care for the workforce, communities and infrastructure that enable corporations to thrive and do business here.  Tell the Washington State House and Senate: Don’t follow Governor Ferguson’s backwards budget! Balance the state budget equitably with new, progressive revenue. Our lawmakers must slash billionaire greed – not essential programs like child care – to balance the state budget responsibly. 

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  Created by Jade Dikelsky
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  Tell the WA Legislature: Slash Billionaire Greed, Not Child Care!

  Why should our littlest learners shoulder 40% of the state’s total budget cuts?! The math is not math-ing! Governor Ferguson’s budget proposal balances our state’s budget deficit by disproportionately targeting child care and early learning with devastating funding slashes. Right now, the Governor’s budget includes $322,000,000.00 (yes, $332 million) in cuts to child care and early learning. Whether you receive a child care subsidy or not - this would be devastating to our families and communities. When the state cuts investments to child care, it’s parents and providers who have to foot the bill for the difference. Child care providers would feel the impact directly too, with a 50 percent reduction in professional development for child care providers on the line. The continually growing child care crisis will take a $6 billion hit on the state’s economy each year if the Governor’s version of the budget were passed. There's a better way to balance the budget: with new, progressive revenue generated by finally requiring ultra wealthy corporations and billionaires to pay their fair share through the Millionaire's Tax (HB 2724/SB 6346), the Well Washington Fund tax on wealthy corporations (HB 2100/SB 6093), and a wealth tax on individuals with an excess of $50 million (HB 2046/SB 5797).   Every dollar raised in new, progressive revenue is a dollar not cut from child care, education, healthcare, and other essential programs. By choosing tax fairness instead of cuts to child care, our lawmakers can infuse our state budget with the funds it needs to meaningfully care for the workforce, communities and infrastructure that enable corporations to thrive and do business here.  Tell the Washington State House and Senate: Don’t follow Governor Ferguson’s backwards budget! Balance the state budget equitably with new, progressive revenue. Our lawmakers must slash billionaire greed – not essential programs like child care – to balance the state budget responsibly. 

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  Created by Britt Farrell
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  Tell the WA Legislature: Tax Millionaires, Save Child Care

  Why should our littlest learners shoulder 40% of the state’s total budget cuts?! The math is not math-ing! Governor Ferguson’s budget proposal balances our state’s budget deficit by disproportionately targeting child care and early learning with devastating funding slashes. Right now, the Governor’s budget includes $322,000,000.00 (yes, $332 million) in cuts to child care and early learning. Whether you receive a child care subsidy or not - this would be devastating to our families and communities. When the state cuts investments to child care, it’s parents and providers who have to foot the bill for the difference. Child care providers would feel the impact directly too, with a 50 percent reduction in professional development for child care providers on the line. The continually growing child care crisis will take a $6 billion hit on the state’s economy each year if the Governor’s version of the budget were passed. There's a better way to balance the budget: with new, progressive revenue generated by finally requiring ultra wealthy corporations and billionaires to pay their fair share through the Millionaire's Tax (HB 2724/SB 6346), the Well Washington Fund tax on wealthy corporations (HB 2100/SB 6093), and a wealth tax on individuals with an excess of $50 million (HB 2046/SB 5797).   Every dollar raised in new, progressive revenue is a dollar not cut from child care, education, healthcare, and other essential programs. By choosing tax fairness instead of cuts to child care, our lawmakers can infuse our state budget with the funds it needs to meaningfully care for the workforce, communities and infrastructure that enable corporations to thrive and do business here.  Tell the Washington State House and Senate: Don’t follow Governor Ferguson’s backwards budget! Balance the state budget equitably with new, progressive revenue. Our lawmakers must slash billionaire greed – not essential programs like child care – to balance the state budget responsibly. 

  18 of 100 Signatures

  Created by Morgan DeHaven
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  Tell the WA Legislature: Slash Billionaire Greed, Not Child Care!

  Why should our littlest learners shoulder 40% of the state’s total budget cuts?! The math is not math-ing! Governor Ferguson’s budget proposal balances our state’s budget deficit by disproportionately targeting child care and early learning with devastating funding slashes. Right now, the Governor’s budget includes $322,000,000.00 (yes, $332 million) in cuts to child care and early learning. Whether you receive a child care subsidy or not - this would be devastating to our families and communities. When the state cuts investments to child care, it’s parents and providers who have to foot the bill for the difference. Child care providers would feel the impact directly too, with a 50 percent reduction in professional development for child care providers on the line. The continually growing child care crisis will take a $6 billion hit on the state’s economy each year if the Governor’s version of the budget were passed. There's a better way to balance the budget: with new, progressive revenue generated by finally requiring ultra wealthy corporations and billionaires to pay their fair share through the Millionaire's Tax (HB 2724/SB 6346), the Well Washington Fund tax on wealthy corporations (HB 2100/SB 6093), and a wealth tax on individuals with an excess of $50 million (HB 2046/SB 5797).   Every dollar raised in new, progressive revenue is a dollar not cut from child care, education, healthcare, and other essential programs. By choosing tax fairness instead of cuts to child care, our lawmakers can infuse our state budget with the funds it needs to meaningfully care for the workforce, communities and infrastructure that enable corporations to thrive and do business here.  Tell the Washington State House and Senate: Don’t follow Governor Ferguson’s backwards budget! Balance the state budget equitably with new, progressive revenue. Our lawmakers must slash billionaire greed – not essential programs like child care – to balance the state budget responsibly. 

  20 of 100 Signatures

  Created by Jameson Knopp
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  Tell the WA Legislature: Slash Billionaire Greed, Not Child Care!

  Why should our littlest learners shoulder 40% of the state’s total budget cuts?! The math is not math-ing! Governor Ferguson’s budget proposal balances our state’s budget deficit by disproportionately targeting child care and early learning with devastating funding slashes. Right now, the Governor’s budget includes $322,000,000.00 (yes, $332 million) in cuts to child care and early learning. Whether you receive child care subsidy or not - this would be devastating to our families and communities. When the state cuts investments to child care, it’s parents and providers who have to foot the bill for the difference. Child care providers would feel the impact directly too, with a 50 percent reduction in professional development for child care providers on the line. The continually growing child care crisis will take a $6 billion hit on the state’s economy each year if the Governor’s version of the budget were passed. There's a better way to balance the budget: with new, progressive revenue generated by finally requiring ultra wealthy corporations and billionaires to pay their fair share.   Every dollar raised in new, progressive revenue is a dollar not cut from child care, education, healthcare, and other essential programs. By choosing tax fairness instead of cuts to child care, our lawmakers can infuse our state budget with the funds it needs to meaningfully care for the workforce, communities and infrastructure that enable corporations to thrive and do business here.  Tell the Washington State House and Senate: Don’t follow Governor Ferguson’s backwards budget! Balance the state budget equitably with new, progressive revenue. Our lawmakers must slash billionaire greed – not essential programs like child care – to balance the state budget responsibly. 

  2 of 100 Signatures

  Created by Jon Gould
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  Tell the WA Legislature: Slash Billionaire Greed, Not Child Care!

  Why should our littlest learners shoulder 40% of the state’s total budget cuts?! The math is not math-ing! Governor Ferguson’s budget proposal balances our state’s budget deficit by disproportionately targeting child care and early learning with devastating funding slashes. Right now, the Governor’s budget includes $322,000,000.00 (yes, $332 million) in cuts to child care and early learning. Whether you receive child care subsidy or not - this would be devastating to our families and communities. When the state cuts investments to child care, it’s parents and providers who have to foot the bill for the difference. Child care providers would feel the impact directly too, with a 50 percent reduction in professional development for child care providers on the line. The continually growing child care crisis will take a $6 billion hit on the state’s economy each year if the Governor’s version of the budget were passed. There's a better way to balance the budget: with new, progressive revenue generated by  finally requiring ultra wealthy corporations and billionaires to pay their fair share through the Millionaire's Tax (HB 2724/SB 6346), the Well Washington Fund tax on wealthy corporations (HB 2100/SB 6093), and a wealth tax on individuals with an excess of $50 million (HB 2046/SB 5797).   Every dollar raised in new, progressive revenue is a dollar not cut from child care, education, healthcare, and other essential programs. By choosing tax fairness instead of cuts to child care, our lawmakers can infuse our state budget with the funds it needs to meaningfully care for the workforce, communities and infrastructure that enable corporations to thrive and do business here.  Tell the Washington State House and Senate: Don’t follow Governor Ferguson’s backwards budget! Balance the state budget equitably with new, progressive revenue. Our lawmakers must slash billionaire greed – not essential programs like child care – to balance the state budget responsibly. 

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  Created by MomsRising Together