12-06-2018 23:13 via thestranger.com

Amazon Wins: Seattle City Council Votes to Repeal Head Tax

There it is.by Steven Hsieh SH
In a humiliating reversal, the Seattle City Council voted to repeal an employee hours tax passed unanimously less than a month ago, pleasing large businesses and leaving service providers wondering where the local government will get the money it desperately needs to solve the growing housing crisis.
The repeal passed 7 to 2 during a raucous special meeting that often erupted into pandemonium. With their vote today, council members stripped away a new ordinance tha
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