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Damn, Okay, Seattle City Council Has a Lot of Progressive Revenue Options Now
The Stranger ^ | 6/18/20 | Nathalie Graham

Posted on 06/20/2020 4:26:52 AM PDT by Libloather

Not to count our chickens before they hatch, but Seattle is poised to actually follow through on a progressive revenue option. Or three. As long as the council doesn't pull some of that 2018 head tax nonsense.

There are multiple tax options that the Seattle City Council is considering: Councilmembers Kshama Sawant's and Tammy Morales' Tax Amazon package or Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda's JumpStart Seattle plan. And, it looks like Councilmember Andrew Lewis just introduced a capital gains tax proposal:

Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis @CMAndrewJLewis 1/ We live in a time of enormous inequity and our regressive tax system isn't helping. That's why I am introducing a new 1% tax on capital gains. Let me tell you a bit about it..

There's an economic disaster looming for Seattle - and Washington state as a whole - with city budget holes estimated in the $300 million range, state budget shortfalls nearing $9 billion, millions still unemployed, and COVID-19 still at large. There has to be a solution and the Seattle City Council will be damned if they don't figure it out. Cue: all these progressive revenue proposals.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Local News; Politics
KEYWORDS: chaz; progressive; revenue; sawant; seattle; taxes
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Kshama Sawant was the leader for pushing the $15/hr minimum wage. That worked out well. Everything could be fixed in a jiffy if she would only pimp $50/hr. I'm sure Raz would approve.
1 posted on 06/20/2020 4:26:52 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Meanwhile two people shot. One dead. In Chaz. Starting to become unglued


2 posted on 06/20/2020 4:29:00 AM PDT by RummyChick (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYXYfdsaHxg)
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Looks like two separate shootings


3 posted on 06/20/2020 4:30:57 AM PDT by RummyChick (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYXYfdsaHxg)
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so they begin at 1% of everything for communists
to get their nose under the tent.

should work.
they don’t have to pay police anymore.
or firemen

just lots of social workers they are importing
from Syria, Libya, and Turkey.


4 posted on 06/20/2020 4:31:42 AM PDT by Diogenesis ( WWG1WGA)
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To: Libloather
Amazon is the biggest employer in Seattle IIRC. Expect them to be a major target of the socialists.

And expect them to be moving shortly to more friendly environs.

5 posted on 06/20/2020 4:34:32 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RummyChick

do you have a link?


6 posted on 06/20/2020 4:36:05 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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Meanwhile two people shot. One dead. In Chaz.

Any details on this, or a link?

I would like to learn more.

7 posted on 06/20/2020 4:37:59 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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Someone has been arrested for rape inside Chaz


8 posted on 06/20/2020 4:38:49 AM PDT by RummyChick (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYXYfdsaHxg)
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No.. on cell phone

Its all over twitter.

Andy ngo reporting it


9 posted on 06/20/2020 4:39:58 AM PDT by RummyChick (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYXYfdsaHxg)
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To: RoosterRedux

Where is he going to move? Every city is on track to be just like Seattle. At some point these communists will just take over Amazon, Microsoft and Google.


10 posted on 06/20/2020 4:40:50 AM PDT by McGavin999 (Not one politician or journalist has died of Covid)
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Dead person is black
. Claim is white person shot him

Other shot person drove to hospital

Happened about a block from each other moments apart


11 posted on 06/20/2020 4:42:30 AM PDT by RummyChick (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYXYfdsaHxg)
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Ngo said about an hour ago, shooting occurred at entrance to the thug-zone. Cops supposedly there but nothing being reported by them yet. 10th and Pine Street area.


12 posted on 06/20/2020 4:42:46 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: McGavin999

I believe the communists have already taken over those corporations.


13 posted on 06/20/2020 4:45:13 AM PDT by freespirit2012
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Seattle police confirm investigation and address


14 posted on 06/20/2020 4:45:41 AM PDT by RummyChick (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYXYfdsaHxg)
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Ngo says (6 hours ago) that some chaz resident was arrested for attempted rape. I should note though....he was only arrested after he left the chaz zone. Cops apparently didn’t desire to risk anything entering the zone.


15 posted on 06/20/2020 4:46:37 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Libloather

Without taxes,these communist bastards are impotent. Does this give everyone an idea on how to defeat this scourge? First refuse to pay taxes and then hit them right between the eyes.


16 posted on 06/20/2020 4:48:15 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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If you see the dead guys name post it. I saw it but now cant find it. Wanted to search it


17 posted on 06/20/2020 4:49:51 AM PDT by RummyChick (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYXYfdsaHxg)
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Oh really? Last nite, one would assume...


18 posted on 06/20/2020 4:51:23 AM PDT by OKSooner (Don't buy from China. Don't buy from Microsoft. Don't do Facebook. Tweet only enough to get banned.)
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To: pepsionice

Rape? How can it be rape?

“Com’n baby - the Mayor proclaimed it the Summer of Love - so give me some lovin’!”

And in spite of the Mayor’s proclamation - how can ANY crime be committed in an area devoid of police, and therefore of the rules that they help to enforce?


19 posted on 06/20/2020 4:52:26 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: pepsionice

Arrested for rape of a deaf woman.

Arrested at 9:45 am. Out on $75,000 bail at 3:45pm the same day. “hear no evil” I guess.


20 posted on 06/20/2020 4:55:35 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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