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Driver wars: Uber-backed advocacy group protests potential tax, unionization effort in Seattle
Uber and Lyft drivers from Drive Forward protest at Seattle City Hall. (Drive Forward Photo) The debate over how to…
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Proposed tax seeks $121M a year from Amazon, Microsoft and other big Seattle-area companies to address homelessness
During Seattle’s 2018 head tax fight, demonstrators carrying ‘Tax Amazon’ held protests at the company’s headquarters. (GeekWire Photo / Monica…
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Amazon and Microsoft back proposed business tax in breakthrough for fight against homelessness
“Tax Amazon” signs adorn a 2018 event hosted by Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant. (GeekWire Photo) The Seattle-area business…
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Seattle officials unveil plan to tax Amazon, other high-paying companies to fund affordable housing
Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant declares victory in the November 2019 election. (Photo via KshamaSawant.Org) Seattle City Councilmembers unveiled…
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Week in Geek Podcast: The story behind the dramatic reversal of the ‘Amazon tax’ in Seattle
The fight over taxing big businesses in Seattle took a dramatic turn this week. The Seattle City Council voted to…
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Seattle City Council unveils new payroll tax targeting Amazon and other large companies
Protestors carried signs that read ‘Tax Amazon’ on the company’s campus during the 2018 ‘head tax’ fight. (GeekWire Photo /…
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How Seattle’s new payroll tax on Amazon and other big businesses will work
Protestors carried signs that read ‘Tax Amazon’ on the company’s campus during the 2018 ‘head tax’ fight. (GeekWire Photo /…
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Biden calls out Amazon for not paying federal income tax: ‘I’m going to put an end to that’
Amazon’s Seattle headquarters. (GeekWire Photo) The debate over how much Amazon pays in federal income tax is heating up yet…
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