Without even knowing this was pending: I predict the courts will reverse it. It’s not as much a foregone conclusion as Seattle’s recent attempts at any kind of

Without even knowing this was pending: I predict the courts will reverse it. It’s not as much a foregone conclusion as Seattle’s recent attempts at any kind of progressive tax regime, but regressive taxation is built into the state constitution and courts routinely favor the spirit of that regardless of the specifics. I’d love for my prediction to be wrong. A capital gains tax could pass muster. But it probably won’t matter.