A Tax Policy That’s Actually Good for Real People—Like Students and Immigrant Workers. No, Really.

by Louie Tan Vital and Sumayyah Waheed frikota / Getty Images
We all feel it. Things are unbelievably expensive around here. It’s hard to afford rents and the high cost of food and transportation. And if you are a minimum wage worker, or even if you’ve managed to get to a moderate income, you’re not just grappling with the ridiculous cost of living in Seattle—you’re also shouldering more than your share of the taxes that are paying for our schools, parks, and other