Will Amazon leave Seattle over outrageous $275 'head tax' on employees?

What’s going on?

Seattle is hitting its biggest source of employment with what locals call the “Amazon tax,” a per-employee tax of $275 that will take around $50 million annually from Amazon for the city to use to combat homelessness.

Catch me up:

The city has been fighting Amazon on a “head tax” for a while and considered an even larger tax of $500 per full-time employee. Compared to that bill, Seattle sees the $275 “head tax” as a compromise.

Amazon is a lot less positive about it and paused two big expansion projects in Seattle over the controversy, calling the city “hostile” toward businesses.

Doc’s take:

On today’s show, Doc wondered if Seattle has finally killed its golden goose with an "outrageous, obnoxious and shortsighted tax" – has Amazon had enough of progressive policies to move on?

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