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When The Hill tries to cover the Seattle Mayoral race from DC, I don't have high expectations. But this was even worse than I expected. thehill.com/policy/equilib…
The central premise is that Seattle progressives are uncompromising and have gone too far somehow.
The evidence is muddled. I guess Durkan deciding to retire reflects poorly on progressives or something: "Now Durkan is retiring after just a single term in office, a remarkably swift end to what had appeared to be a promising political career."
Amazon confirmed they're spending another $1.05M on the Seattle City Council elections. That brings the total to $1.45 million.
This is how billionaires like Bezos protects their wealth. By buying hyper-local elected seats to prevent any future taxes.
geekwire.com/2019/amazon-gi…
This is how billionaires like Bezos protects their wealth. By buying hyper-local elected seats to prevent any future taxes.
geekwire.com/2019/amazon-gi…
“We are disappointed by today’s City Council decision to introduce a tax on jobs … we remain very apprehensive about the future created by the council’s hostile approach and rhetoric toward larger businesses, which forces us to question our growth here,” Amazon VP Drew Herdener,
Average global Amazon salary is 25k.
1/3 of Amazon employees are on food stamps. Amazon's own employees need the #headtax to help fund affordable housing they don't have access to.
Tax on Amazon would only be paying $20 million/yr. That's less than 1 days worth of Amazon profit.
1/3 of Amazon employees are on food stamps. Amazon's own employees need the #headtax to help fund affordable housing they don't have access to.
Tax on Amazon would only be paying $20 million/yr. That's less than 1 days worth of Amazon profit.
