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Eli Taylor Goss

@elitaylorgoss.bsky.social
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Executive Director of @budget-policy.bsky.social ~ working for economic, racial, and LGBTQ+ justice ~ Evergreen State College alum ~ Young American Leader @harvard.edu Business School ~ dad joke aficionado ~ opinions are my own ~ they/him

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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Have you seen our newest fact sheet (that's in multiple languages) about the Millionaires Tax yet? Check it out and please do share!
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Washington State Budget and Policy Center @budget-policy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
ICYMI, the Seattle Times endorsed No on I-645, noting that the initiative would “ultimately worsen Washington state’s budget problems, producing deeper cuts to state services." Vote No on this harmful initiative in November.
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Seattle Times recommends ‘No’ on I-645, ‘millionaires tax’ repeal | Editorial
Initiative 645 would make it harder for Gov. Bob Ferguson and lawmakers in Olympia to effectively govern the state. Voters should say no.
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We Care for WA Cares @approve8201.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Applications are open for WA Cares benefits! If you have needed assistance with at least three or more activities of daily living for more than 90 days, you may qualify. Learn more here: www.wecareforwacares.org/wa-cares-w…
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I wrote about how federal tax cuts are bankrupting states...and what we can do about it with my friend Jason Bailey, ED at @kypolicy.bsky.social - read here: otherwords.org/federal-tax-...
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Federal Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Are Bankrupting States. Some Are Fighting Back. - OtherWords
From Washington to Kentucky, states are united: The wealthy must pay their fair share.
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
What a gift that Councilmember Mosqueda recently invited me to represent the Budget and Policy Center at an event presenting local leader Makini Howell with an MLK Medal of Distinguished Service for, among other things, her work advocating for policies for workers. So inspiring!
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
So proud of celebrating 20 years of the WA State Budget and Policy Center! Check out the link below for a list of economic justice wins and a link to support. Grateful for champions like @cmtmosqueda.bsky.social @sharonparrott.bsky.social Lu Hill and Brenda Anibarro for their support.
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
A historic day in Olympia with the signing of the Millionaire's Tax!
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I wrote this blog post w/ my colleagues Emily Vyhnanek (@emv4.bsky.social) & Evan Walker (@esidewalkitout.bsky.social) highlighting the great things the Millionaires Tax will fund. We hope @governorferguson.bsky.social keeps the bill as is when he signs this monumental tax reform policy into law!
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Historic win yesterday with the passage of the #MillionairesTax! Excited to see such a huge expansion of the Working Families Tax Credit....460,000 more households will benefit now.
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Our staffer Emily has the latest in Olympia about the #MillionairesTax:
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We know #WFTC brings relief, which is why we worked so hard to establish the program and we are excited to see the expansions that should pass today in the #MillionairesTax
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
#WALeg House members have been it at getting close to 20 hours of debate over the Millionaire's Tax....cheering on the members fighting for economic justice, progressive revenue, and a WA that works for everyone. Let's get this passed!
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Washington State Budget and Policy Center @budget-policy.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
As we gear up for the House to vote on the #MillionairesTax any minute now, we've got some more graphics that demonstrate why it's time for #WaLeg to ensure the ultra-wealthy stop getting special deal in our tax code!
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About Washington state’s tax code - Budget and Policy Center
Washington famously has the second most inequitable tax code in the nation, relying on those with the least to pay the most.
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Washington State Budget and Policy Center @budget-policy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
And learn more about the Working Families Tax Credit, which the #MillionairesTax would rightly fund! #WaLeg budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/mi...
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Millionaires Tax must address the affordability crisis for everyday people - Budget and Policy Center
Balancing the tax code isn’t just about taxing the ultra-wealthy – it also means bringing meaningful financial relief to working families. Using the Millionaires Tax to fund bold expansions to the Wor...
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Washington State Budget and Policy Center @budget-policy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
See more on our FAQ about the Millionaires Tax! #WaLeg budgetandpolicy.org/resources-to...
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Washington State Budget and Policy Center @budget-policy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
🧵The #MillionairesTax vote continues in the House from last night! Big thanks to the lawmakers fighting for this bill! We've got a few reminders about the tax: 1. It would be paid by around 20,000 households, less than 1% of the wealthiest people in WA. Over 99% of Washingtonians wouldn't pay it
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Washington State Budget and Policy Center @budget-policy.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Now that the #MillionairesTax passed out of the House Finance committee(!), we've updated our FAQ w/ the current info about where the bill stands. Share + keep calling on #WaLeg to pass this bill that would fund our communities and improve our tax code: budgetandpolicy.org/resources-to...
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Washington State Budget and Policy Center @budget-policy.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Good news alert!
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
LOTS happening with the #MillionairesTax this week! Make sure you have the right information as so much misinformation is swirling. And let's get this thing done! #WaLeg
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Yeesssssss!
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
A must read!
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
April is so inspiring!!! @wslc.bsky.social #WaLeg
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Washington State Budget and Policy Center @budget-policy.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Clip from @king5news.com.web.brid.gy: the #MillionairesTax saw lots of powerful statements from B&PC @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social, Molly Gallagher (Statewide Poverty Action Network) + Jed Fowler (business owner), all in favor of this policy that'd help fix WA’s inequitable tax code #WaLeg
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Washington State Budget and Policy Center @budget-policy.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
From Spokane's Lu Hill: WA advocates have done great work to pass policies that support working people. Now the millionaires tax is the next big policy that #WaLeg must pass! It’ll help fund communities, expand the Working Families Tax Credit & improve our tax code www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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Lu Hill: This is the moment. A Millionaires Tax will strengthen our communities
By Lu Hill
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
THIS!
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Go Jed!
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
So pumped I got to testify among a roomful of SO MANY amazing advocates who know now is the time for #WaLeg to pass a Millionaires Tax to fund our communities! Let's do this!
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Here's my statement on why #WaLeg must pass the Millionaires Tax this session: budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/mi...
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Washington State Budget and Policy Center @budget-policy.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
From our policy director: WA must stop funneling money into extreme sentences with little public benefit. By passing HB 1125, #WaLeg can strengthen communities and stop using taxpayer money to punish an aging & sick population. @esidewalkitout.bsky.social washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/21/w...
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Washington can't afford to keep wasting money on extreme sentences • Washington State Standard
COMMENTARY | For decades, Washington has spent billions of dollars subsidizing a sentencing system that prioritizes length over common sense.
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Fuse Washington @fusewashington.org · 22/01/2026
Emily Vanhanek from @budget-policy.bsky.social: in the last 2 years, 6/8 forecasts have budget shortfalls, driven by declining sales tax collections & overreliance on regressive taxes. "We have an abundance of wealth in this state, but a tax code that asks those with the least to pay the most."
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
This #WaLeg session, we’re working w/ partners to demystify WA's budget + taxes. I recently joined @investwanow.bsky.social & the Office of Financial Management for a “Budget and Taxes 101” presentation for The WA State Institute for a Democratic Future – helping advocates stay informed & engaged!
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Happening this Monday! Join us in Olympia to advocate for tax justice in WA. You'll see lots of the awesome @budget-policy.bsky.social team out there! 🙂
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
As @rianwatt.bsky.social & I wrote in this piece, there are tangible solutions #WaLeg can enact this session to end cyclical revenue shortfalls, fix our tax code & create a more affordable WA. They must reject harmful budget cuts & ensure corporations & the ultra-wealthy pay their share in taxes.
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Legislative session, here we come!
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Found this photo strip from #SPPConnect2025. Still fired up from @centeronbudget.bsky.social CONNECT conference a few weeks ago w/ these fantastic @budget-policy.bsky.social colleagues. What powerful conversations to engage in w/ partners nationwide about how to enact progressive economic policies 💙
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
As B&PC's Emily notes in this piece, WA has a great workforce that corporations rely on. Plus, the infrastructure to support workers gets stronger when there's funding for child care, transit, etc. The truth is that taxing employers w/ high earners is just good for WA @organizewithshaun.bsky.social
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Not gonna lie: I'm STILL feeling the energy from this fantastic panel at @budget-policy.bsky.social's #BudgetMatters25 policy summit on 11/12! Now you can watch it - & hear a bunch of brilliant insights - on TVW. @noelframe.bsky.social @organizewithshaun.bsky.social @tech4taxes.bsky.social @itep.org
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Yes! As our friends at GRIT & Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services say in this op-ed, WA needs a statewide direct-cash pilot for new parents & families expecting kids. Also big ❤️ to Perigee Fund for contributing $50,000 to WA DSHS to develop a proposal & collaborate to scale this proven model.
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
I'm looking forward to being on King County Executive-elect Girmay Zahilay's transition committee to help his executive transition team build out his platform for economic justice!
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Welcome to this new role, @esidewalkitout.bsky.social, and huge congrats! Can't wait to work closely with you as we fight the good fight for economic and racial justice!
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We Care for WA Cares @approve8201.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Have you sent in your ballot yet? If you have, check on your friends and family and share our website so they can get up to speed on what 8201 is all about ⬇️ www.approve8201.org
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Excited to co-moderate this panel w/ my colleague Mia Shigemura at #BudgetMatters25 on 11/12! We'll chat w/ Rep. Shaun Scott (@organizewithshaun.bsky.social), Sen. Noel Frame (@noelframe.bsky.social), Fatema Boxwala w/ @tech4taxes.bsky.social & Marco Gusman w/ @itep.org. Sign up at budgetmatters.org
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Budget Matters 2025
Presented by the Washington State Budget and Policy Center
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Making the bold choice to prioritize their communities by investing to make #guaranteedincome program permanent?! We're celebrating y'all 💙
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
And finally from our presentation line-up, Kaitie reminds us what it means to protect all neighbors in Washington state, regardless of status. Get to know Kaitie: budgetmatters.org/speakers/
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Our presentation line up also includes Tracy - guiding the conversation on direct cash. As she and partners best put it: a simple, yet impactful tool! Learn more about Tracy: budgetmatters.org/speakers/
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Grateful for my brilliant colleagues as we get ready for #BudgetMatters2025. Emily will unpack the impact of federal cuts, and Evan’s digging into how our tax structure fuels a criminal legal system that punishes poverty. Learn more: budgetmatters.org/speakers/
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Have you signed up for @budget-policy.bsky.social's annual policy summit yet? It's going to be a great event! Hope to see you there in Seattle on November 12.
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I spoke w/ @kiro7seattle.bsky.social about how WA tax revenue is down because consumer spending is down. The piece focuses on the possibility of a recession, but let's not forget that the budget would have more $ if ultra-wealthy & corporations paid their share of taxes www.kiro7.com/news/local/w...
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WA General Fund shortfall expected to grow by $903M. Is a recession looming?
The latest prediction from the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council shows the state’s budget situation continuing to deteriorate.
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Eli Taylor Goss @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
My thoughts on the state revenue forecast are in the link below. The gist? WA's tax code, which over-relies on the inequitable sales tax, isn't keeping pace with economic growth. And in the face of so many federal budget cuts to important programs, #WaLeg & the gov must enact new progressive revenue
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