"Regressive tax" is simply a loaded pejorative for "uniform" or "fair" tax. Washington's tax system encourages taxpayers to actually consider what things they w

"Regressive tax" is simply a loaded pejorative for "uniform" or "fair" tax. Washington's tax system encourages taxpayers to actually consider what things they want to spend money on, since it is their own money that does it. A heavily graduated tax system (a "progressive" tax system) introduces moral hazards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_hazard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_hazard) because many voters would not be spending their own money.