Far West
Pursuit Driver
Poor liberals finally getting a kiss of their social justice poison...
An Amazon executive called the council's approach "hostile" and said it "forces us to question our growth here."
Amazon raised the stakes this month when it halted construction planning on a 17-story tower near its hometown headquarters as it awaited a vote. It also was rethinking filling office space in another leased building. The two office spaces would accommodate about 7,000 new Amazon jobs.
Council members who sponsored the initial proposal said $48 million annually wasn't enough to address the city's urgent housing needs but conceded they couldn't get the six votes needed for a larger tax and to override a potential veto by the mayor, who favored a smaller tax and faced intense pressure from businesses.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/seattle-advances-tax-companies-amazon-help-homeless-n874191
The Seattle city council approved a new tax on large employers Monday, drawing the ire of the city’s business juggernauts Starbucks and Amazon.
The council unanimously approved a tax that amounts to a yearly tax of about $275 per full-time employee, which came as a compromise after a $500 tax per worker encountered fierce pushback, the Associated Press reported. The tax is intended to combat homelessness and respond to what officials call a housing crisis, one in which rents have risen substantially in recent years.
http://freebeacon.com/politics/seattles-tax-jobs-outrage-amazon-starbucks/
An Amazon executive called the council's approach "hostile" and said it "forces us to question our growth here."
Amazon raised the stakes this month when it halted construction planning on a 17-story tower near its hometown headquarters as it awaited a vote. It also was rethinking filling office space in another leased building. The two office spaces would accommodate about 7,000 new Amazon jobs.
Council members who sponsored the initial proposal said $48 million annually wasn't enough to address the city's urgent housing needs but conceded they couldn't get the six votes needed for a larger tax and to override a potential veto by the mayor, who favored a smaller tax and faced intense pressure from businesses.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/seattle-advances-tax-companies-amazon-help-homeless-n874191
The Seattle city council approved a new tax on large employers Monday, drawing the ire of the city’s business juggernauts Starbucks and Amazon.
The council unanimously approved a tax that amounts to a yearly tax of about $275 per full-time employee, which came as a compromise after a $500 tax per worker encountered fierce pushback, the Associated Press reported. The tax is intended to combat homelessness and respond to what officials call a housing crisis, one in which rents have risen substantially in recent years.
http://freebeacon.com/politics/seattles-tax-jobs-outrage-amazon-starbucks/
don't you just love irony ... or is it hypocrisy?
couldn't pick a better representation of their patrons or supporters...
