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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: Seattle's Economic SUICIDE: 16K Layoffs Meet Millionaire Tax Push
Description: Seattle just elected a socialist mayor while simultaneously pushing a statewide millionaire's tax AND a corporate payroll tax—as Amazon and Meta announce thousands of layoffs. What could possibly go wrong? This is the perfect storm of economic suicide: tech companies already bleeding jobs due to AI disruption, a downtown core that's been obliterated, and politicians who think boycotting hometown companies like Starbucks is good leadership. We're watching the fastest way to turn a booming tech hub into the next Detroit. Amazon's already moving employees to Bellevue to escape Seattle's madness, and 21 out of 23 relocation clients are fleeing the re...