[GOP Poet]

Microsoft is in Redmond. Not legally Seattle. So I don't believe this pertains to them. Or else we might have heard from Gates I'm sure. This (I believe) was aimed headlong at Besos/Amazon (they want to get in on HIS money and apparently refuse to do so by actually working for him or as a contractor for his company--like hardworking people do).

People don't realize that this head tax is SEATTLE. NOT surrounding cities such as Bellevue, Redmond etc that have their own city counsels.

Also this is ONE of the reasons--besides space--that Microsoft built its campus in Redmond. Back then it was VERY rural area and didn't have all the tax and business unfriendly attitudes that Seattle has often swayed towards.

People don't know much about the commie/socialist history of the Seattle General Strike. But look it up. The strain of commie mentality is strong in this city.

[robroys woman]

Microsoft has a large presence in Bellevue and Seattle. At least they did when I worked in Seattle and Bellevue. I understand the state was really ticked when they moved their licensing department out of state, taking away a HUGE amount of tax revenue from the state.

I don’t know how the city of Seattle handles it if you are a $20mm plus company but only have 30 employees in Seattle. Does that mean you pay the tax on those 30 people? I assume so.

[robroys woman]

People don’t know much about the commie/socialist history of the Seattle General Strike. But look it up. The strain of commie mentality is strong in this city.

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Yep.

I understand that way back in the 1920’s, some national politician called Washington state the “Soviet of Washington”.

Hey, I just looked it up and it was the 30’s:

http://www.citydictionary.com/WA/Seattle/Soviet-Republic-of-Washington/5947/