The [Current Year] General Political/Salma Hayek discussion thread, part 4!!!

[Leadeye]

https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/14/s...mpanies-despite-howls-of-protest-from-amazon/

More wealth redistribution in Seattle.

I'm sure that if leadership in that city makes things unattractive to employers there will be somebody else offering a better deal. During the 60's and 70s nyc did a good job of chasing businesses away which contributed to their insolvency in the 70s.

 

[mmpsteve]

https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/14/s...mpanies-despite-howls-of-protest-from-amazon/

More wealth redistribution in Seattle.

What else can you do, really? If you need more money, you need more money. Also, it's for the homeless. Maybe for the children, too, if need be. Who could argue against that? Will probably create jobs, too. Somebodies got to see to proper use of this new money, and our current staff is overburdened already.

 

[Spear Dane]

There are ~3000 homeless in Seattle and they want to raise 75 million to deal with it. That's $25,000 per person. WTF?
They only spend $15,000 per student for education.

 

[Alpo]

https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/14/s...mpanies-despite-howls-of-protest-from-amazon/

More wealth redistribution in Seattle.

Yeah, it's weird. If they were charging big companies a poll tax for their use of rail services or other services that the large companies use in disproportion to the average person in the area, then something like this might make sense. For the homeless? Nah. Since when is some street dude Amazon's problem? Time to get a new city council.

 

[jamil]

Yeah, it's weird. If they were charging big companies a poll tax for their use of rail services or other services that the large companies use in disproportion to the average person in the area, then something like this might make sense. For the homeless? Nah. Since when is some street dude Amazon's problem? Time to get a new city council.

Is it Amazon's problem disproportionately more than it's anyone's problem? If it's Amazon's problem at all, then it's everyone's problem too. Why make them pay disproportionately more for homelessness? And sure, make them pay more for the government services they use.

What's YOUR tax rate?

 

[jamil]

There are ~3000 homeless in Seattle and they want to raise 75 million to deal with it. That's $25,000 per person. WTF?
They only spend $15,000 per student for education.

 

[ghuns]

There are ~3000 homeless in Seattle and they want to raise 75 million to deal with it. That's $25,000 per person. WTF?
They only spend $15,000 per student for education.

In their defense, the students are, for the most part, potty trained.

 

[actaeon277]

Is it Amazon's problem disproportionately more than it's anyone's problem? If it's Amazon's problem at all, then it's everyone's problem too. Why make them pay disproportionately more for homelessness? And sure, make them pay more for the government services they use.

What's YOUR tax rate?

This.

 

[KLB]

Well, Progressives are going to tax, and big corporations are their favorite target. Funny that both Starbucks and Amazon lean heavily in that direction.

 

[Alpo]

Is it Amazon's problem disproportionately more than it's anyone's problem? If it's Amazon's problem at all, then it's everyone's problem too. Why make them pay disproportionately more for homelessness? And sure, make them pay more for the government services they use.

What's YOUR tax rate?

I"m sure you're familiar with how Amazon has engulfed Seattle? Methinks not.

I don't think Amazon should pay for the homeless, but if their use of public services is financially beneficial to them at the expense of the population at large, then they are basically being subsidized by the city and the community.

How is that different than Microsoft or Boeing? I couldn't really evaluate it with the data I have...but in Microsoft's case, they are in Redmond.

Kings County has become extraordinarily expensive...brought on, in part (some say "large part) by Amazon's invasion. That displaced a number of lower income folks (one type of problem), increasing the need for transportation infrastructure. The homeless? I don't know. A pox on them.

 

[actaeon277]

Amazon already pays more taxes.
The more they make, the more they employ, the more taxes they pay.
How are they NOT already paying more for those services?

 

[BugI02]

There are ~3000 homeless in Seattle and they want to raise 75 million to deal with it. That's $25,000 per person. WTF?
They only spend $15,000 per student for education.

$23500 per homeless person to endow the cushy job government hierarchy involved in this outreach and $1500 for actual homeless person services. Then raise the tax next year because it still won't be enough, since making homelessness even more enticing will not diminish the problem, likely just the opposite

 

[Alpo]

Amazon already pays more taxes.
The more they make, the more they employ, the more taxes they pay.
How are they NOT already paying more for those services?

And you know this...how?

 

[Alpo]

$23500 per homeless person to endow the cushy job government hierarchy involved in this outreach and $1500 for actual homeless person services. Then raise the tax next year because it still won't be enough, since making homelessness even more enticing will not diminish the problem, likely just the opposite

I just read a report that Indiana spends $3.7 Billion per year on the opioid crisis.

 

[printcraft]

And you know this...how?

The more I make I don't pay more taxes?!
(tis news to me squire)

 

[Alpo]

The more I make I don't pay more taxes?!
(tis news to me squire)

Assume you are one of the fastest growing employers in downtown Seattle. Get out of the micro into the macro, dude.

 

[Alpo]

I just read a report that Indiana spends $3.7 Billion per year on the opioid crisis.

This isn't the same link I was reading, but it seems to be similar. Can't find the one I read.

Opioid crisis costs Indiana $11 million daily; Bartholomew impact nearly $34 million

 

[Alpo]

Assume you are one of the fastest growing employers in downtown Seattle. Get out of the micro into the macro, dude.

 

[actaeon277]

The more I make I don't pay more taxes?!
(tis news to me squire)

I thought it was pretty self explanatory.

 

[Leadeye]

I just read a report that Indiana spends $3.7 Billion per year on the opioid crisis.

There was a big article in the local paper about a new addiction center opening up, just reading about it sounded expensive.