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Initiative 920 (I-920) was a highly controversial campaign to repeal the estate tax in the U.S. state of Washington. directs that revenues collected from the estate tax be placed into the Education Legacy Trust account, which funds financial aid for higher education. The initiative failed, with 33.54 percent voting for and 66.46 percent against.〔(King County Election Results )〕 ==Supporters== The campaign to get I-920 on the ballot was primarily bankrolled by Martin Selig, a Seattle skyscraper developer, and Dennis Falk, a wealthy former Seattle police officer. Falk’s involvement has been particularly controversial. Falk leads the John Birch Society. In 1978, Falk co-chaired Save Our Moral Ethics, an unsuccessful campaign to repeal a law barring housing and employment discrimination against gays and lesbians. 〔(Repeal of estate tax has wealthy backers )〕 Supporters of I-920 claim the estate tax is an unfair burden on small business. They claim that if small businesses leave Washington, support for local schools will be eroded. They also contend that the 2005 legislature’s decision to renew the estate tax contradicted I-402, which was passed in 1981.〔()〕 Groups supporting I-920 include: * Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington * Association of Washington Business (AWB) * Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce * D.A. Burns & Sons * Frank Gurney, Inc. * GM Nameplate * Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Washington Initiative 920」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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