Amazon to Move Thousands of Jobs out of Seattle—Starting This Month

Amazon to Move Thousands of Jobs out of Seattle—Starting This Month

https://theresurgent.com/2019/04/04/amazon-to-move-thousands-of-jobs-out-of-seattle-starting-this-month/?utm_source=Insightly&utm_campaign=7d480d2a1b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_04_04_11_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_198a5324d1-7d480d2a1b-270213873&mc_cid=7d480d2a1b&mc_eid=0707e331c1

Ecerpt: In the latest drama between Amazon.com and the city of Seattle, Amazon confirmed Wednesday that it will be moving thousands of its employees out of Seattle and across the lake to near by Bellevue, WA. Revealed first by Geekwire and confirmed by Amazon, the company plans to move their worldwide operations team to Bellevue starting this month, and have several thousand moved by 2023. Amazon has had a contentious relationship with Seattle for some time now. Last year, socialist city councilmember, Kshama Sawant, targeted Amazon with a bill which proposed a $500 per employee “head tax” which large employers in the city would have to pay. The amount was reduced down to $275 per person and ultimately defeated when other councilmembers looked down the road a little to consider the possible economic ramifications of chasing all so much economic activity (and potential taxes) out of Seattle. (The latest example of liberal economic ignorance. ~Bob)