Quote from: Thiel on Today at 02:12:46 PMThere is little chance of him winning a second term.

Thats not the point. Just like The Chicongo, they will cycle through MANY fucked up lefties who will continue toward the path of total destruction.

You think them cunts are gonna all of a sudden vote in a politician who will fix the shit? Nope, only ones who make it worse.

Quote from: Herman on May 01, 2026, 08:59:15 PMKatie Wilson, the 43-year-old leftist blogger elected mayor of Seattle last year, apparently finds it amusing that deep-pocketed residents and businesses are fleeing her crime-ridden city.

According to a recent report from the the Downtown Seattle Association, the Emerald City's downtown has seen a 14% decrease in brick-and-mortar retail jobs since 2010 and lost an estimated 13,000 jobs just last year, amounting to the biggest decrease in jobs since the pandemic.

The report noted further that Seattle's downtown office vacancy remained at a post-pandemic high of 25%; the central business district experienced an office vacancy rate of 32% last year, nearly double previous high point during the Great Recession in 2009; and the combined taxable value of the 20 highest-valued properties in Seattle's downtown has declined from over $10 billion in 2021 to roughly $5.1 billion this year.

Wilson signaled that her city's crushing taxes won't soon be changed.

But to those beleaguered residents who have chosen to leave or might do so in the near future, the mayor waved, said, "Bye," and laughed in concert with fellow travelers in the sparsely populated audience.

Despite Wilson's casual dismissal, high taxes in Seattle appear to be chasing jobs to cities like Bellevue.

Jon Scholes, president of the Downtown Seattle Association, suggested that Amazon's decision to relocate thousands of employees from Seattle to other King County locations was the direct result of Seattle's overwhelming tax burden, reported the Center Square. Starbucks, which is headquartered in Seattle, also appears to be angling for greener pastures.

Among the taxes the city has implemented is the Social Housing Tax, a 5% levy on employee compensation exceeding $1 million, and the JumpStart Payroll Expense Tax, which the city slapped on companies with employees making more than $150,000 annually.

I hope to see a revolution where these fuckers are hanged upside down like Il Duce and his whore!

Quote from: Herman on April 30, 2026, 08:16:58 PM

There is little chance of him winning a second term.

Quote from: Herman on May 01, 2026, 08:59:15 PMKatie Wilson, the 43-year-old leftist blogger elected mayor of Seattle last year, apparently finds it amusing that deep-pocketed residents and businesses are fleeing her crime-ridden city.

According to a recent report from the the Downtown Seattle Association, the Emerald City's downtown has seen a 14% decrease in brick-and-mortar retail jobs since 2010 and lost an estimated 13,000 jobs just last year, amounting to the biggest decrease in jobs since the pandemic.

The report noted further that Seattle's downtown office vacancy remained at a post-pandemic high of 25%; the central business district experienced an office vacancy rate of 32% last year, nearly double previous high point during the Great Recession in 2009; and the combined taxable value of the 20 highest-valued properties in Seattle's downtown has declined from over $10 billion in 2021 to roughly $5.1 billion this year.

Wilson signaled that her city's crushing taxes won't soon be changed.

But to those beleaguered residents who have chosen to leave or might do so in the near future, the mayor waved, said, "Bye," and laughed in concert with fellow travelers in the sparsely populated audience.

Despite Wilson's casual dismissal, high taxes in Seattle appear to be chasing jobs to cities like Bellevue.

Jon Scholes, president of the Downtown Seattle Association, suggested that Amazon's decision to relocate thousands of employees from Seattle to other King County locations was the direct result of Seattle's overwhelming tax burden, reported the Center Square. Starbucks, which is headquartered in Seattle, also appears to be angling for greener pastures.

Among the taxes the city has implemented is the Social Housing Tax, a 5% levy on employee compensation exceeding $1 million, and the JumpStart Payroll Expense Tax, which the city slapped on companies with employees making more than $150,000 annually.

I would not mind higher taxes on the wealthy if it was used for more hospitable beds or building new roads.

More tax money in Canada means more money to buy the media, to give to despotic foreign regimes, and to give to Liberal Party billionaires to mitigate their carbon footprints.

Quote from: Herman on May 01, 2026, 08:59:15 PMKatie Wilson, the 43-year-old leftist blogger elected mayor of Seattle last year, apparently finds it amusing that deep-pocketed residents and businesses are fleeing her crime-ridden city.

According to a recent report from the the Downtown Seattle Association, the Emerald City's downtown has seen a 14% decrease in brick-and-mortar retail jobs since 2010 and lost an estimated 13,000 jobs just last year, amounting to the biggest decrease in jobs since the pandemic.

The report noted further that Seattle's downtown office vacancy remained at a post-pandemic high of 25%; the central business district experienced an office vacancy rate of 32% last year, nearly double previous high point during the Great Recession in 2009; and the combined taxable value of the 20 highest-valued properties in Seattle's downtown has declined from over $10 billion in 2021 to roughly $5.1 billion this year.

Wilson signaled that her city's crushing taxes won't soon be changed.

But to those beleaguered residents who have chosen to leave or might do so in the near future, the mayor waved, said, "Bye," and laughed in concert with fellow travelers in the sparsely populated audience.

Despite Wilson's casual dismissal, high taxes in Seattle appear to be chasing jobs to cities like Bellevue.

Jon Scholes, president of the Downtown Seattle Association, suggested that Amazon's decision to relocate thousands of employees from Seattle to other King County locations was the direct result of Seattle's overwhelming tax burden, reported the Center Square. Starbucks, which is headquartered in Seattle, also appears to be angling for greener pastures.

Among the taxes the city has implemented is the Social Housing Tax, a 5% levy on employee compensation exceeding $1 million, and the JumpStart Payroll Expense Tax, which the city slapped on companies with employees making more than $150,000 annually.

I have read about Seattle's new mayor. She might be even less grounded in reality than the mayors of NYC and Toronto.

Katie Wilson, the 43-year-old leftist blogger elected mayor of Seattle last year, apparently finds it amusing that deep-pocketed residents and businesses are fleeing her crime-ridden city.

According to a recent report from the the Downtown Seattle Association, the Emerald City's downtown has seen a 14% decrease in brick-and-mortar retail jobs since 2010 and lost an estimated 13,000 jobs just last year, amounting to the biggest decrease in jobs since the pandemic.

The report noted further that Seattle's downtown office vacancy remained at a post-pandemic high of 25%; the central business district experienced an office vacancy rate of 32% last year, nearly double previous high point during the Great Recession in 2009; and the combined taxable value of the 20 highest-valued properties in Seattle's downtown has declined from over $10 billion in 2021 to roughly $5.1 billion this year.

Wilson signaled that her city's crushing taxes won't soon be changed.

But to those beleaguered residents who have chosen to leave or might do so in the near future, the mayor waved, said, "Bye," and laughed in concert with fellow travelers in the sparsely populated audience.

Despite Wilson's casual dismissal, high taxes in Seattle appear to be chasing jobs to cities like Bellevue.

Jon Scholes, president of the Downtown Seattle Association, suggested that Amazon's decision to relocate thousands of employees from Seattle to other King County locations was the direct result of Seattle's overwhelming tax burden, reported the Center Square. Starbucks, which is headquartered in Seattle, also appears to be angling for greener pastures.

Among the taxes the city has implemented is the Social Housing Tax, a 5% levy on employee compensation exceeding $1 million, and the JumpStart Payroll Expense Tax, which the city slapped on companies with employees making more than $150,000 annually.

Quote from: Lab Flaker on April 26, 2026, 01:16:13 AMSmart rich people don't pay tax... they employ astute accountants.

I roll my eyes at people who believe the Warren Buffets who call for higher taxes on billionaires like himself. Nothing is stopping him now from donating a significant percentage of his wealth to the IRS.

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 06, 2026, 09:52:52 PMYeah, that's what the morons in Virginia thought was going to happen when they voted in a undercover Marxist and in a month? About 30 new taxes on things you'll never find billionaires using

# got duped?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDCcooYtsos

Smart rich people don't pay tax... they employ astute accountants.

MAMDANI: That Margaret Thatcher quote about socialists eventually running out of other people's money is so dumb lol

MAMDANI A FEW DAYS EARLIER: New York city is "worse than broke."
He has literally run out of other people's money. He does not see the irony.

Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on April 07, 2026, 11:07:03 AMProgressive = hypocrisy

one hundred percent

Quote from: Herman on April 05, 2026, 04:28:54 PMWhoopi Goldberg is the latest prog to join the "We're not paying Mamdani's taxes" club for wealthy elites.

After years of telling the world how great communism would be in America, Whoopi, De Niro, Matt Damon, Pacino, and a host of others are leaving the city to avoid handing over 11 percent of their net worth.

Whoopi told reporters that she doesn't know if ABC will continue filming "The View" in New York or if they'd bring it back to Los Angeles, where it all began.
"Nobody can afford to live here anymore."

Congratulations. You endorsed and voted for this.

Whoopi Goldberg and other wealthy elites are fleeing high taxes they once supported—leaving the working class to bear the burden.

Progressive = hypocrisy

Whoopi Goldberg is the latest prog to join the "We're not paying Mamdani's taxes" club for wealthy elites.

After years of telling the world how great communism would be in America, Whoopi, De Niro, Matt Damon, Pacino, and a host of others are leaving the city to avoid handing over 11 percent of their net worth.

Whoopi told reporters that she doesn't know if ABC will continue filming "The View" in New York or if they'd bring it back to Los Angeles, where it all began.
"Nobody can afford to live here anymore."

Congratulations. You endorsed and voted for this.

Whoopi Goldberg and other wealthy elites are fleeing high taxes they once supported—leaving the working class to bear the burden.