Amazon looks at leaving Seattle over city council hostility (companies, rating, retired)

[RICANRICAN]

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2021...r1fW-Kq0M8ymD4 (To paraphrase Animal House, Andy Jassy hasn’t dropped the big one — yet — but he put it in play this week. After years of deteriorating relations with their home city of Seattle and its ultra-progressive city council, Amazon’s CEO made it known that the online giant may look for greener pastures. Citing the city’s hostility toward their presence, Jassy suggested that the suburbs are looking better and better for a new home to its 50,000-employee home base (via Instapundit) ( MYOP They should have left long ago!)

[TMSRetired]

Maybe the taxes on big business is getting too much.

They got the "head tax" in 2019...$275 per employee to end homelessness.
Now last year another tax is being promoted.."Jumpstart Seattle"...a new 2.4% tax. It got vetoed.

Seattle won't stop with the taxes and maybe Amazon sees that.

[NeutralZone]

Originally Posted by TMSRetired

Maybe the taxes on big business is getting too much.

They got the "head tax" in 2019...$275 per employee to end homelessness.
Now last year another tax is being promoted.."Jumpstart Seattle"...a new 2.4% tax. It got vetoed.

Seattle won't stop with the taxes and maybe Amazon sees that.

Well, at least that head tax ended homelessness in Seattle. Oh,…….never mind…..

[Joey2k]

Originally Posted by Secks_N_Violins

On to greener pastures, where employees have less rights and pay.

Exactly what rights are they not going to have?

[rstevens62]

Well, once the US goes full socialist, the govt will just nationalize Amazon and the other big companies, and we will be told its in our best interest.

[TMSRetired]

I can understand Amazon's frustration.
Seattle needs money.

They are still talking about a new tax on employers.
They are considering a new tax based on miles driven along with gas tax (Fed also wants that..in the infrastructure bill)
They are discussing rent control policies and rent subsidies to diversify neighborhoods.

All of these involve new taxes which the majority of the city council think should be footed by......(drumroll) big business.

[Tall Traveler]

Originally Posted by Secks_N_Violins

On to greener pastures, where employees have less rights and pay.

employees have less rights in Seattle than the suburbs or just about anywhere in the USA.

[LookinForMayberry]

Originally Posted by RICANRICAN

...After years of deteriorating relations with their home city of Seattle and its ultra-progressive city council, Amazon’s CEO made it known that the online giant may look for greener pastures. Citing the city’s hostility toward their presence, Jassy suggested that the suburbs are looking better and better for a new home to its 50,000-employee home base ...

They are not alone in that sentiment. The city has a high renter population, so the council is reflecting the far left to serve their "base," rather than their more conservative tax revenue sources. We have a six bedroom duplex in the city, but since we moved to the 'burbs, we don't have a vote. Most of the landlords are in the same position. We have to put up with the increasing strictures on our property and business rights, while contending with low-rent and homeless trashing up the places, and in many cases not paying the rents.

Personally, if it wasn't for the continued uptick in property values, we would sell the house to a residential buyer, removing the city of six beds, and hope the city regains its senses. But it does continue to rise in value, so we hold onto it. I hope like us that AMAZON does move out. There are lots of accommodations on the North Shore and the Eastside, and their move would help reduce the traffic on the east west arterials.

[BBMW]

They should move the whole kit and kaboodle to Texas.

[MPowering1]

They say this every year, get some concession, and then stay.

They're like the girlfriend who threatens to leave as a form of manipulation. Just show them the door already.