Amazon is playing tough in a political debate in Seattle over a proposed new tax on big businesses. At issue is a plan in the Seattle City Council to impose a "head tax" on businesses to fund programs to address homelessness and affordable housing. The money from the head tax is intended to help alleviate the city's homelessness crisis and affordable housing shortage. The City Council is likely to vote on the proposal on May 15, according to its spokesperson. And critics of the head tax say it will discourage job creation.

Source: CNN May 02, 2018 22:30 UTC