In 2003, Seattle declared itself a 'sanctuary city'. Now they have the third largest homeless
problem in the country. I think the article has it backwards. It seems like Seattle is trying to
punish Amazon for providing a lot of employment by charging Amazon $500 per employee. I sometimes
wonder how the 'news' comes up with its headlines. Faced with that kind of tax, Amazon is putting
expansion plans on hold. Sounds quite reasonable. I'd be looking at North Carolina or Arkansas!??

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/comp...ob-fb-enus-894

John H
In 2003, Seattle declared itself a 'sanctuary city'. Now they have the third largest homeless
problem in the country. I think the article has it backwards. It seems like Seattle is trying to
punish Amazon for providing a lot of employment by charging Amazon $500 per employee. I sometimes
wonder how the 'news' comes up with its headlines. Faced with that kind of tax, Amazon is putting
expansion plans on hold. Sounds quite reasonable. I'd be looking at North Carolina or Arkansas!??

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/comp...ob-fb-enus-894
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Forcing amazon to pay for the states blunders. Amazing!

On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 6:31:22 AM UTC-5, John H wrote:
In 2003, Seattle declared itself a 'sanctuary city'. Now they have the third largest homeless
problem in the country. I think the article has it backwards. It seems like Seattle is trying to
punish Amazon for providing a lot of employment by charging Amazon $500 per employee. I sometimes
wonder how the 'news' comes up with its headlines. Faced with that kind of tax, Amazon is putting
expansion plans on hold. Sounds quite reasonable. I'd be looking at North Carolina or Arkansas!??

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/comp...ob-fb-enus-894

I wonder how Seattle or let alone Washington state would like it if Amazon relocated elsewhere? It could happen.

On Sat, 5 May 2018 05:21:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 6:31:22 AM UTC-5, John H wrote:
In 2003, Seattle declared itself a 'sanctuary city'. Now they have the third largest homeless
problem in the country. I think the article has it backwards. It seems like Seattle is trying to
punish Amazon for providing a lot of employment by charging Amazon $500 per employee. I sometimes
wonder how the 'news' comes up with its headlines. Faced with that kind of tax, Amazon is putting
expansion plans on hold. Sounds quite reasonable. I'd be looking at North Carolina or Arkansas!??

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/comp...ob-fb-enus-894

I wonder how Seattle or let alone Washington state would like it if Amazon relocated elsewhere? It could happen.

I'd for damn sure be looking to relocate. Maybe the powers that be in Seattle would get the word.

7:53 AMJohn H
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I'd for damn sure be looking to relocate. Maybe the powers that be in Seattle would get the word.
...........

You’d think so but it hasn’t worked that way here in Blue Illinois.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...ut-of-illinois

On 5/5/18 9:28 AM, Tim wrote:

7:53 AMJohn H
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I'd for damn sure be looking to relocate. Maybe the powers that be in Seattle would get the word.
..........

You’d think so but it hasn’t worked that way here in Blue Illinois.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...ut-of-illinois


Herring is moving to Seattle? I don't believe his sort of aging white
racist would feel welcome there...

On Sat, 5 May 2018 06:28:05 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:


7:53 AMJohn H
- show quoted text -
I'd for damn sure be looking to relocate. Maybe the powers that be in Seattle would get the word.
..........

You’d think so but it hasn’t worked that way here in Blue Illinois.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...ut-of-illinois

If Illinois is going to become a 'sanctuary state' they may try the same tax crap as Seattle.

On Sat, 05 May 2018 11:24:27 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sat, 5 May 2018 06:28:05 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:


7:53 AMJohn H
- show quoted text -
I'd for damn sure be looking to relocate. Maybe the powers that be in Seattle would get the word.
..........

You’d think so but it hasn’t worked that way here in Blue Illinois.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...ut-of-illinois

If Illinois is going to become a 'sanctuary state' they may try the same tax crap as Seattle.

This has as much to do with unrestrained promises forced on the people
by public service union contracts as immigration.
The pittance an immigrant gets is nothing like the six figure
retirements drawn by people who never made close to that much in most
of their working life.
A few weeks ago there was a story in the papers about a disgraced
fireman, forced into retirement over sexual allegations but we can't
feel too sorry about him. They will be paying him around $160k a year
He got a separation check of another $130k or so and he didn't even
have to **** Trump. He just ****ed the tax payers.

To make matters worse, they take that money out of state when they
retire (who wants to pay those nosebleed taxes) so it is just rust
belt tax payers sending money to the sun belt.

On Sat, 05 May 2018 11:24:27 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sat, 5 May 2018 06:28:05 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:


7:53 AMJohn H
- show quoted text -
I'd for damn sure be looking to relocate. Maybe the powers that be in Seattle would get the word.
..........

You’d think so but it hasn’t worked that way here in Blue Illinois.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...ut-of-illinois

If Illinois is going to become a 'sanctuary state' they may try the same tax crap as Seattle.


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Illinois is already one of the "Move From" states, exporting large
numbers of residents every year. Implementing new taxes like that
would only make it worse. Seattle is an interesting case. Twenty
years ago they were welcoming transplanted California tech workers
with open arms, apparently a classic example of being careful what you
ask for.

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On Sat, 5 May 2018 05:21:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 6:31:22 AM UTC-5, John H wrote:
In 2003, Seattle declared itself a 'sanctuary city'. Now they have the third largest homeless
problem in the country. I think the article has it backwards. It seems like Seattle is trying to
punish Amazon for providing a lot of employment by charging Amazon $500 per employee. I sometimes
wonder how the 'news' comes up with its headlines. Faced with that kind of tax, Amazon is putting
expansion plans on hold. Sounds quite reasonable. I'd be looking at North Carolina or Arkansas!??

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/comp...ob-fb-enus-894

I wonder how Seattle or let alone Washington state would like it if Amazon relocated elsewhere? It could happen.

This is a head tax on every worker in Seattle and Amazon is not the
only company rethinking operation in that city. California and now
Washington are rapidly becoming a place where there are only very rich
people and very poor people with the middle gutted out. This just goes
farther in that direction.