Economics

Amazon Splits the HQ2 Baby, Rich-Get-Richer Style

The suspense is over as Amazon made it official yesterday that its headquarters expansion will be to Arlington, Virginia and to New York City....

Your Friendly Neighborhood Industrial Use, An Introduction

In this series of four articles, I am going to lay out an argument that Seattle should mix industrial uses in our residential and...
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Op-Ed: Washington Legislature Must Break Boeing’s Corporate Handout Addiction

Boeing has taken in billions in tax breaks from Washington State, but still lays off workers all the same. Nonetheless, state lawmakers are pushing to include a loophole to a new tax to shield Boeing yet again.

Mosqueda’s Big Business Tax Would Funnel $200 Million per Year to Covid Recovery and...

Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda unveiled a big business tax proposal called "JumpStart Seattle" today that would raise $200 million per year from the wealthiest companies...

We’re Closer Than Ever To Progressive Tax Reform In Washington State

On Wednesday, the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council released its updated revenue forecast, and in doing so kicked off one of the most...

Sunday Video: Why We’re Seeing Mass Layoffs in the US But Not the UK

https://youtu.be/HaraFkhonFo Vox explains why the United States is seeing employment plummet amidst the pandemic while the United Kingdom has not experienced the same level of...

Seattle Seeks to Close Internet Access Gap

In September, the City of Seattle released the Internet for All Seattle Report. This report follows the City's July 27th resolution to establish the...
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The Secret to Seattle’s Success is Social Infrastructure, not Low Taxes

The Jumpstart Seattle tax was a take-off-the-mask moment for Seattle that is still reverberating through Seattle politics. Some would have us believe low taxes...