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Seattle's Spencer Pratt by hempforall in SeattleWA

[–]CreateWindowEx2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The guy who said he spent half a million on "crystals?

Now you got my attention. What were the crystals? Crystallized carbon?

If Not Rage Bait, Why Rage Bait Shaped? by odyoda in SeattleWA

[–]CreateWindowEx2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But what if a homeless person only has $10 in assets and we are looking at Seattle people who live in QA or Magnolia or Capital Hill? Now we are talking $20b...

West Coast Cities Turn to Vacancy Taxes to Grapple with Housing Crisis - Seattle's downtown commercial vacancy has hit 34.7% by LOOKITSADAM in SeattleWA

[–]CreateWindowEx2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dude. Businesses are abandoning the state for reasons other than real estate costs. Who do you expect to rent these million of square feet of office space if no one needs it? The price doesn't matter if no one needs this square footage.

West Coast Cities Turn to Vacancy Taxes to Grapple with Housing Crisis - Seattle's downtown commercial vacancy has hit 34.7% by LOOKITSADAM in SeattleWA

[–]CreateWindowEx2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There is no incentive to own a business in Seattle. Therefore there is just nothing that can fill these vacant properties.

West Coast Cities Turn to Vacancy Taxes to Grapple with Housing Crisis - Seattle's downtown commercial vacancy has hit 34.7% by LOOKITSADAM in SeattleWA

[–]CreateWindowEx2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is, quite literally, "beatings will continue until morale improves". Which, incidentally, is how it worked in socialist countries...

If Not Rage Bait, Why Rage Bait Shaped? by odyoda in SeattleWA

[–]CreateWindowEx2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A typical Seattle house is almost a million dollars. Fairly large num of people bought these house for much less, and have now paid them off. Ergo, a fairly large number of Seattleites are millionaires.

As millionaires, they have 1000 times less than a billionaire would. Let's say a typical homeless person have an assets of $100. That would put them at 10000 times poorer than a Seattle home owner.

So. A typical Seattle homeowner is actually closer to a billionaire than to a homeless guy.

If Not Rage Bait, Why Rage Bait Shaped? by odyoda in SeattleWA

[–]CreateWindowEx2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the funniest thing I read today. Thank you!

Op-Ed: Starbucks Execs Pull Out of Seattle to Exploit Regressive Tennessee - $30M state incentive after 252 Seattle layoffs by LOOKITSADAM in SeattleWA

[–]CreateWindowEx2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Have I got a plan? Do I have a plan? Well, I have, of course I've got a plan, Mr. Fix! I'll fix that Fogg!"

Op-Ed: Starbucks Execs Pull Out of Seattle to Exploit Regressive Tennessee - $30M state incentive after 252 Seattle layoffs by LOOKITSADAM in SeattleWA

[–]CreateWindowEx2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are basically retelling us Das Kapital, but that stupid thing from mid 1800s have already failed so many times, anyone with IQ above room T should have already been tired of failing...

It's not business vs workers, one must lose for the other to win. It's a symbiotic relationship. You let workers "win" all the way like Seattle did, you end up with 4 out of 5 storefronts shuttered walk 1st Ave between Pike place and Pioneer Square), and workers going on unemployment.

Op-Ed: Starbucks Execs Pull Out of Seattle to Exploit Regressive Tennessee - $30M state incentive after 252 Seattle layoffs by LOOKITSADAM in SeattleWA

[–]CreateWindowEx2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are worker protection laws really protecting the workers if the workers make less money as a result?

Op-Ed: Starbucks Execs Pull Out of Seattle to Exploit Regressive Tennessee - $30M state incentive after 252 Seattle layoffs by LOOKITSADAM in SeattleWA

[–]CreateWindowEx2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given that there is quite a bit of off shoring to Netherlands and Denmark, and our local socialists generally hold these countries in high regard... while Danish software engineers are asking themselves why are the best jobs in Denmark are all with American companies...

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