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States look to increase taxes on the richest Americans

In a trend being considered in other Democratic-led states, Washington might start upping income taxes by taxing people making over a million dollars a year. But there is opposition from some, and so far, no word from big state players like Microsoft and Amazon.

Scott Greenstone from KUOW reports.

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