Article from Reason by Christian Britschgi.
On May 14, City Council is scheduled to vote on an “employee head tax,” which would impose a 26 cent levy on every hour worked by an employee at companies making more than $20 million a year. The tax would hit between 500 and 600 businesses; it is supposed to raise about $75 million a year for homelessness and affordable housing services.
Versions of this proposal have been circulating for a while. They’ve been nicknamed the “Amazon tax”—of that $75 million in revenue, $20 million is expected come from the online retailer.
Amazon isn’t taking the tax lying down. On Tuesday the company announced that it is pausing construction planning for a 17-story building intended to serve as office space for some 7,000 Amazon employees. Amazon is being uncharacteristically explicit about the reasons for the stall.
“I can confirm that pending the outcome of the head-tax vote by City Council, Amazon has paused all construction planning on our Block 18 project in downtown Seattle and is evaluating options to sublease all space in our recently leased Rainier Square building,” company spokesperson Drew Herdener said in a statement.
Read the entire article at Reason.
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This BOY is a INSANE IDIOT PIG ??????????… He has his head where the SUN doesn’t Shine… All he know how to do is whine and he hopes someone will hear him… He’s just a neither thinner and cry baby like Johnny ( come lately ) McCain…
Too easy, cut everyone’s salary by the same amount and use that money to pay the tax. Better yet, cut everyone’s salary by double that amount. Use half to pay the legal fees certain to ensue. Lefties have to learn the hard way.
Just fire democrats to pay for it.
Just more proof democrats hate jobs.
Of course, they do. If you have a job, you don’t have to rely on their largesse. They can’t control you.
Of course, they do. If you have a job, you don’t have to rely on their largesse. They can’t control you. Very sad (for them)
And the weather there is no bargain either.