For close to 95 years, Washington State has offered strong competitive advantages for businesses seeking growth and expansion. The state offset the absence of an income tax with a higher sales tax, a tradeoff that attracted capital, innovation, and jobs while fueling economic growth and prosperity. However, over the past two decades, that advantage has […]
For years, one of the most common questions clients asked me was: “Will Social Security even be there for me?” My answer was usually some variation of: “The actuarial fixes themselves are relatively straightforward. The challenge is deciding who absorbs the cost politically.” That answer is starting to evolve. Not because I believe Social Security […]
