Posted on 07/08/2020 6:01:44 PM PDT by Libloather
Seattle city councilmember Kshama Sawant had a personal message for billionaire Jeff Bezos after the passage of the so-called Amazon tax, warning him that “we are coming for you.”
The avowed socialist framed Monday’s 7-2 council vote for the hefty payroll tax on larger businesses as a step toward the goal of overthrowing the “bankrupt system of capitalism” and replacing it with “a socialist world.”
“And if you, Jeff Bezos, want to drive that process forward by lashing out against us in our modest demands, then so be it,” she said in a video address that was posted Tuesday on Socialist Alternative. “Because we are coming for you and your rotten system.”
Two years ago, the council passed and then promptly repealed a head tax on businesses with more than $20 million in annual gross revenue in the face of opposition from a coalition of businesses, including Amazon, that sought to overturn the tax with a ballot referendum.
In her message, Ms. Sawant warned Mr. Bezos, the Amazon CEO and one of the world’s richest people, that he would face the wrath of “thousands” if he tried that again.
“I have a message for Jeff Bezos and his class,” Ms. Sawant said. “If you attempt again to overturn the Amazon tax, working people will go all out in the thousands to defeat you. And we will not stop there. Because you see, we are fighting for far more than this tax, we are preparing the ground for a different kind of society.”
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At what point will all the virtue signaling CEOs of the big corporations, supported by their fellow traveling progressive politicians and other “elites,” figure out that appeasing the Left does not work? Do they really believe they will be spared so long as they say all the “right” things and throw money at those intent on fundamentally transforming our country? If they do, then these business leaders and politicians are being grossly overpaid for leading their companies and our country to disaster.
It’s always best to kill socialists and communists before they kill you.
I hope this nasty bitch chills. I would hate having to take up arms on behalf of Bezos.
Particularly one who is “naturalized.” Revoke that citizenship, and send her back. After 25 years in the clink for fomenting insurrection.
A society with no jobs?
There's no compelling reason why Amazon needs to operate out of Seattle. I hope Bezos does an Elon Musk on their asses - moves out to someplace more business-friendly. It would be the smart thing to do.
Bezos doesn’t care.
He’s NWO/OWG anyways. He’ll squash this City Council like a grape after all is said and done.
All part of the plan.
Wherever he goes he will have to improve the internet service that exist so that is not really a big issue.
The most limiting factor for relocating is probably the lifestyle the area provides for the employees.
Attracting the best employees requires a city with the facilities that employees desire.
Detroit would probably offer Amazon 20 year tax breaks and free land to relocate there but how many employees would want to relocate to Detroit?
Hannity just had her on, I had to turn it off.
Amen to that
So many around the world learned this the hard way
Perhaps Bezo will opt to live in a 747, forever circling the globe. Heck, with all his billions he could have a fleet of 747s, many as decoys.
Bezos is a glutton for punishment.
He needs to go to Texas plenty of space there to build a whole compound, there is so much land there he could build his own city Amazon, Texas!!!
“Diversity is our strength “.
Nearby Louisville KY houses UPS's worldwide hub, UPS Worldport. Bezos can park HQ just outside there, it's a more central location here in the US, and if anyone of their workers come here from Seattle the cost of living is SIGNIFICANTLY better.
“It’s always best to kill socialists and communists before they kill you.”
It’s not that he hasn’t been warned. In addition to being told “We are coming for you” they recently put a guillotine in front of his house.
Is she the illegitimate daughter of Euell Gibbons?
Thanks councilmen. You made me go and have to show allegiance to Amazon
So Bezos pulls Amazon HQ out of Seattle, and ...
I believe it is a good way for the administration to gage the Presidents base if they actually look at it.
And Bezos screams, “ I’m on your side!” Lol
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