Dear Dick's Drive-In: Charitable Spending Doesn't Replace Taxes

by Katie Herzog
On Sunday, KOMO aired an interview with Jasmine Donovan, executive vice president of Dick's Drive-In Restaurants, about the proposed employee "head" tax that is currently turning Seattle Nice into Seattle Go Fuck Yourself. If you haven't been paying attention, the Seattle City Council is debating a per employee tax on Seattle companies with the highest annual revenue, which will be used to raise $75 million for housing and other services for the city's poorest residents. This is