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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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10. As the law was written a lot of small companies would have paid the head tax
Mon Jun 10, 2019, 02:19 PM
Jun 2019

People try to blame Amazon for it's failure but it's not the case.

I wish Bernie would get his facts straight.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
The article is worth a read, I'm not clear after reading that how the housing would be provided. Agschmid Jun 2019 #1
It was just a tax called the head tax. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #5
As the law was written a lot of small companies would have paid the head tax Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2019 #10
Stop spreading falsehoods LiberalLovinLug Jun 2019 #24
If you're going to call me a liar you better find a better source. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2019 #31
"a lot of small companies would have paid the head tax" LiberalLovinLug Jun 2019 #34
If you're stooping to The Stranger you've lost the argument Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2019 #37
So The Stranger is "stooping"? LiberalLovinLug Jun 2019 #40
This revolt was spearheaded by Amazon. With a threat to NOT hire 7000 workers if this went through. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2019 #38
Rent is $1000 a bedroom in my area. Starter homes are over $300K. CrispyQ Jun 2019 #2
Those are not much higher than the prices in south Louisiana, where the avg income is about $36k. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #6
Exactly. uawchild Jun 2019 #7
Have you looked at the Raleigh/Durham area in NC? mnhtnbb Jun 2019 #16
Do they still call it the Research Triangle? uawchild Jun 2019 #23
Yes, it's still called the Research Triangle. mnhtnbb Jun 2019 #30
I'm presuming checking out "all that" is easier for you than finding the speaking times... LanternWaste Jun 2019 #35
Starter homes are rarely south of $400,000 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2019 #32
The implication is that this is all Amazon's fault. I don't get it. George II Jun 2019 #3
It's not. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2019 #11
Yeah, there was a lot of union opposition to the tax... Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #12
I think part of it is many feel that current tax dollars aren't effectively spent. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2019 #39
Bloomberg states things pretty clearly uawchild Jun 2019 #13
That's pretty much exactly what happened. plimsoll Jun 2019 #15
What's with Seattle? uawchild Jun 2019 #17
Weather, it doesn't get cold in the same way it does in the Northeast. Agschmid Jun 2019 #18
Still has some boomtown oddities. plimsoll Jun 2019 #21
thanks for the insights! uawchild Jun 2019 #22
This has been going on for at least the last century in Seattle plimsoll Jun 2019 #4
Without Amazon LibFarmer Jun 2019 #8
AMZN knows they will lose a lot if talent to GOOG if they don't... Lucky Luciano Jun 2019 #9
Are you an Amazon excecutive? LiberalLovinLug Jun 2019 #19
I'm just a humble customer of Amazon LibFarmer Jun 2019 #20
Oh, so you love how Amazon is operated... Really now... uawchild Jun 2019 #25
There are always disgruntled employees nt LibFarmer Jun 2019 #27
Thanks for making it apparent uawchild Jun 2019 #33
And trolls. There are always disgruntled trolls. LanternWaste Jun 2019 #36
What I don't understand is that they could also benefit from agreeing to this tax LiberalLovinLug Jun 2019 #26
The issue is fairness LibFarmer Jun 2019 #28
Only hog dog stands that make $20 million or more LiberalLovinLug Jun 2019 #29
The 21st century energy subsidies. SCVDem Jun 2019 #14
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