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2031, 12 Jun 18

Seattle Reverses Tax

Sometimes, something is soooooo stupid that even Seattle City Council members get it.

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle leaders on Tuesday repealed a tax on large companies such as Amazon and Starbucks after a backlash from businesses, a stark reversal from a month ago when the City Council unanimously approved the effort to combat a growing homelessness crisis.

A divided crowd chanted, jeered and booed at the council meeting, drowning out the leaders as they cast a 7-2 vote. People shouted, “Stop the repeal,” as others unfurled a large red banner that read, “Tax Amazon.” An opposing group held “No tax on jobs” signs.

The vote showed Amazon’s ability to aggressively push back on government taxes, especially in its affluent hometown where it’s the largest employer with more than 45,000 workers and where some have criticized it for helping cultivate a widening income gap that is pricing lower-income employees out of housing.

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2031, 12 June 2018

1 Comment

  1. Kevin Scheunemann

    I can’t believe it!   Greedy Marxists that admit thye coveted too far?

    Wow!

    Amazing!

    Like a unicorn in the forrest!

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