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Thoughts on the portability of wealth

Thoughts on the portability of wealth

Plus a proposed cut in teacher bonuses, Inslee's housing wishlist, and a new boss at DCYF

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We didn’t have one of the 3,400 financial whales who stand to get harpooned by outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee's proposed wealth tax handy. So we just went ahead and made one up.

Meet Jane Venture. Jane made her first pile of money as an early-stage Amazonian back at the turn of the millennium. Then she parlayed that cash into a 20-year run as a serial startup …

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