Seattle Plans "Head Tax" - Amazon Fights Back (employment, Nevada)

[BugsyPal]

Pauses new construction and may not move into a newly completed space.


Seattle mayor and city council officials are "shocked".


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/02/t...pment-tax.html

[neko_mimi]

A tax on employment. Leave it to democrats to come up with that one.

[phma]

They would never get away with that in Nevada.

[Milton Miteybad]

Who would ever have guessed that a direct tax on employment might serve as a disincentive to additional employment?

Apparently not the Seattle City Council. 😜

[American Expat]

Originally Posted by BugsyPal

Pauses new construction and may not move into a newly completed space.


Seattle mayor and city council officials are "shocked".


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/02/t...pment-tax.html

That sobered them up from a 10 year drunk. I hope they don't run of Amazon like they did Boeing or worse.

[Mircea]

Originally Posted by BugsyPal

Pauses new construction and may not move into a newly completed space.


Seattle mayor and city council officials are "shocked".


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/02/t...pment-tax.html

If Seattle wants to build low-income housing units, then it should issue bonds to raise money.

[rbohm]

well amazon can always come to arizona and set up a new warehouse if they wish, i certainly wont complain. hey bezos, come to tucson, we wont be taxing your company based on how many employees you have.

[chucksnee]

Originally Posted by American Expat

That sobered them up from a 10 year drunk. I hope they don't run of Amazon like they did Boeing or worse.

Exactly....but Seattle is an amazing and successful place.....right next to the wall of gum....


https://www.google.com/search?q=seat...w=1680&bih=867

[allenk893]

This is liberal ideologue clear at work. Eventually they eat each other alive.

[ottomobeale]

LOL went to the well once too often.