Opposition to Seattle's 'Amazon tax' unites labor and big tech Read moreSocialists and self-styled members of the “Seattle silent majority” squared off prior to Monday’s vote. Neither side supported the compromise, and most speakers blamed city leaders for an escalating homelessness crisis that has seen city sidewalks, parks and roadsides packed with tents and shacks. On Friday, city council members approved a proposal to charge the large employers in the city $500-per-employee. “Tax Amazon. The city council president, Bruce Harrell, spoke to a growing “fear of what this city is becoming”.

Source: The Guardian May 15, 2018 01:03 UTC