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Call it the ‘boss tax:’ Seattle finally finds a potent way to tax the rich
Seattle Times ^ | 7/3/2020 | Danny Westneat

Posted on 07/06/2020 10:00:21 AM PDT by Zenyatta

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To: Zenyatta
Danny is a popular progressive writer in Seattle. His head is in something, maybe sand, maybe his behind.

Only once in a while does he reluctantly think ahead a little bit.

Seattle is hell bent on destroying itself both economically and socially. Seattle has a budget crisis that is just starting to come to the surface. Rather than cutting back on programs that should not be performed by government, they need to find new sources of revenues for both core functions and the projects that should be cut.

The city spring into shutting down its economy, since business was bad and exploited people. For years they have been layering more and more regulations on those that try to provide services and jobs in Seattle.

I know I use to own a business that had a Seattle business license. The regulations were nuts. I have hopefully finished with the last of my Seattle legacy clients now that I have retired. The new owners want nothing to do with Seattle and I don't blame them.

A couple weeks ago a big Arizona developer said he was pulling out of a project that was to have been in Seattle. Microsoft prefers the East side of Lake Washington for its offices. Even the Seattle Sea Hawks football team have corporate offices in Kirkland and Renton, not Seattle. Boeing moved its corporate offices to Chicago a long time ago. Much of the seaborne shipping traffic has left the Port of Seattle for the Port of Tacoma. Even Amazon is expanding across the lake in Bellevue.

The elected officials of Seattle and the rabble are driving business out of the city.

61 posted on 07/06/2020 12:12:36 PM PDT by Robert357
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To: Zenyatta

But look how well things worked out by taxing and taxing Boeing. Keep in mind the intent is the economic destruction of capitalism and the United States. World wide communism can’t exist with the economic power of the U.S. therefore it must be destroyed. They, Democrats, are doing it one city/state at a time. Look around and what do you see from Democrats management of anything.


62 posted on 07/06/2020 12:21:35 PM PDT by dirtymac (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.(DT4POTUS))
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To: ClearCase_guy

My wife and I completely agree.

You never want to live in a state in which 47+% of the voters are incentivized to grow income taxes and government. When they combine with the stupid people who also think their own income taxes (as actual workers) should be increased, income taxes will always go up.

However, if you have no income tax but have only a sales tax, EVERYONE has real skin in the government game and they now all an incentive to have a prudently run state. In fact, welfare recipients and retirees have the most incentive to keep the state well-managed.

I think a state with only income taxes is the most attractive to these lower income groups, but bad government is most likely the result.


63 posted on 07/06/2020 12:21:48 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Vancouver, WA (population 176,000—suburb of Portland, OR) has thrived based on the tax codes of WA and OR.

There is no income tax in WA, there are no sales taxes in OR.

These folks chose to live in WA and shop in OR.

Folks I know who live there laugh about how stupid the two state governments are...


64 posted on 07/06/2020 12:53:09 PM PDT by cgbg (Masters don't want slaves talking about masters and slaves.)
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To: Zenyatta

Yet more incentive to leave Seattle.


65 posted on 07/06/2020 12:54:23 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: poinq
Interesting how Harpers Ferry home prices keep going up.

Probably a lot to do with the unbridled growth of the federal government. Astronomical sums flow through DC, and lots of people have figured out how to tap that taxpayer funded torrent. 55 years ago my father was thinking about buying a farm about 1/3 of the way between Frederick and Harper's Ferry, made an offer, but it wasn't accepted and he decided that the price was too steep and he didn't want the hassle of developing it. For the remainder of his life (not all that long) he regretted not buying it.

66 posted on 07/06/2020 12:56:19 PM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: Jewbacca

Are the individual employees paying the tax or are the companies supposed to pay the %ages for each employee over 150K.


67 posted on 07/06/2020 2:10:54 PM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: Grampa Dave

Not only has Seattle killed the goose but they have poisoned the environment so much that no other goose will take up residence. Now it does not matter what they do. No goose - no golden eggs.


68 posted on 07/06/2020 2:17:29 PM PDT by .44 Special (Tiamid Buacach!)
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To: cuban leaf

We are exploring places to retire that might entice our children to resettle too. This was the last straw.


69 posted on 07/06/2020 2:20:23 PM PDT by ThisLittleLightofMine
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To: .44 Special

“Not only has Seattle killed the goose but they have poisoned the environment so much that no other goose will take up residence. Now it does not matter what they do. No goose - no golden eggs.”

Their love affair with the BLMers is still going on with many Seattle lefties.

Eastern Washington and Oregone are being invaded with Seattle refugees. Friends in Idaho are seeing the same exodus from Seattle western Washington.


70 posted on 07/06/2020 2:40:49 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Who, now in America, are people not allowed to criticize in our life, in public, and in politics?)
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To: Jewbacca

The Seattle Skedaddle. LOL


71 posted on 07/07/2020 8:41:40 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: Steve_Seattle

Acid in the water supply....


72 posted on 07/07/2020 3:35:32 PM PDT by Jumper
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To: joshua c

In March and April, Seattle looked like a ghost town with all of the businesses shut down.
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Then came the riots.
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Then came CHOP.
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“Hey, I know how to get Seattle jump-started again! We’ll tax everyone more that works in Seattle!”

I know some folks that LOVE working from home. I wonder if there will be a loop hole for folks working from home? They aren’t coming into the city and stressing the infrastructure. Of course that isn’t what this tax is about, but it would make sense to me.


73 posted on 07/07/2020 3:47:10 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: ClearCase_guy

“I would really like to see some kind of retail sales tax to replace income tax.”

In Seattle the sales tax is 10.1 %

I tax on a gallon of gas is about 50 cents.

Car tabs are based on the value of the car. An older (2005) car might cost about $150 a year.

There is a tax on businesses in Washington. Most cities also have a “head tax” for each employee. But that “head tax” in my town is $30 a year or something.


74 posted on 07/07/2020 3:54:16 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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