Beware the Tax Man: Ken Jennings Wants to Tax Every Washingtonian
Beware the Tax Man: Ken Jennings Wants to Tax Every Washingtonian
PR Newswire
SEATTLE, Oct. 17, 2026
SEATTLE, Oct. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vote Yes Repeal the Income Tax today released a new video ad featuring Jeopardy star and 'Tax Man' Ken Jennings, who endorsed Washington's new income tax, which erased 79-year-old pension protections for public workers. It doesn't take a quiz show host to know that putting the hard-earned retirement savings of teachers, firefighters, and police officers in jeopardy is wrong for Washington.
The law also fails to shield Social Security benefits, leaving retirees' Social Security checks exposed. Olympia already swept roughly $4 billion from the Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System Plan 1 (LEOFF 1) pension fund to plug budget gaps elsewhere. These aren't wealthy people, so why would lawmakers remove these protections? Because this tax is coming for everyone.
Voting Yes on I-645 repeals the income tax, restores the protections Olympia erased, and puts the power back in voters' hands.
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