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Amazon leaving Seattle update
RaceBannon
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It’s all a prefectly executed plan. Get a “second headquarters” then phase out the Seattle headquarters. Bezos is a libertarian. He won’t put up with seattle bullshit longer than he needs to.
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There's no income tax in the state of Washington. Bezos isn't going anywhere.MikeDamone said:It’s all a prefectly executed plan. Get a “second headquarters” then phase out the Seattle headquarters. Bezos is a libertarian. He won’t put up with seattle bullshit longer than he needs to.
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Economic illiterate heard from
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He won't move just his company.2001400ex said:
There's no income tax in the state of Washington. Bezos isn't going anywhere.MikeDamone said:It’s all a prefectly executed plan. Get a “second headquarters” then phase out the Seattle headquarters. Bezos is a libertarian. He won’t put up with seattle bullshit longer than he needs to.
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Anyone know a good realtor I could call if I need my house sold?
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He can pretend to be whatever he wants to be, but no one gives a shit because actions speak louder than words. Amazon is a class act government teat suckler, to the tune of about $1.4 billion in government subsidies -- https://goodjobsfirst.org/amazon-trackerMikeDamone said:It’s all a prefectly executed plan. Get a “second headquarters” then phase out the Seattle headquarters. Bezos is a libertarian. He won’t put up with seattle bullshit longer than he needs to.
A libertarian writes,
Subsidies are when the government takes tax money from you by force, and spends it on something you would not be willing to pay for in the free market. Subsidies support questionable or obsolete businesses in the name of the public interest because the government does not trust us to do whats good for us on our own.
-- libertarianviewpoint.com/blog/libertarian-viewpoint-on-subsidies/
Also,
"A core belief of libertarianism is that ideas will prevail in a free marketplace. And if you know about markets, you know the key to making them efficient and fair is for as many players to have as much information as possible." https://theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/aug/16/jeff-bezos-washington-post
But how exactly do free markets square with Amazon's anti-trust activities and the fact that Amazon's intention is to BECOME the marketplace?
https://newrepublic.com/article/143376/amazon-changing-whole-concept-monopoly
https://thenation.com/article/amazon-doesnt-just-want-to-dominate-the-market-it-wants-to-become-the-market/ -
The employee tax is FS stupid and Amazon is sending the right signal with this move. Amazon isnt leaving Seattle though. They've invested too much into developing South Lake Union and they are hard wired into the Westin Data Center which is a major internet hub that you just can't pick up and move somewhere else. HQ2 will pick up employees that Seattle doesn't really have room to accommodate.
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Same old thing. If Seattle City High Council believes taxing soda pop will deter that behavior, they should not be surprised with taxing employment deters the same.
