Seattle Socialists Strangle Golden Goose

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Re: Seattle Socialists Strangle Golden Goose

Post by jediuser598 » Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:02 pm

Lol.

Well, at least housing prices will go down now, and the rent will be cheaper.
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Re: Seattle Socialists Strangle Golden Goose

Post by Speaker to Animals » Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:04 pm

Rent will probably go up, dude.

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Re: Seattle Socialists Strangle Golden Goose

Post by nmoore63 » Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:13 pm

Speaker to Animals wrote:
Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:08 am
I think tech companies are making a big mistake.

People are fleeing these places first chance they get. Amazon could build a huge campus somewhere in semi-rural Kansas, pay to move new hires out, pay them the same salaries Amazon would pay in Seattle, and I think they would see even more qualified applicants. Their taxes would be much lower too.

Use their charatable funds to build nice parks, etc. Put decent rec centers on campus for employees and families. Basically treat the campus like a military base.
I think you underestimate the bribes.
How can overstock.com compete in Kansas when NY/DC are giving Amazon.com a $40,000/employee head start?

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Re: Seattle Socialists Strangle Golden Goose

Post by nmoore63 » Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:14 pm

C-Mag wrote:
Wed Nov 28, 2018 12:15 pm
Speaker to Animals wrote:
Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:08 am
I think tech companies are making a big mistake.

People are fleeing these places first chance they get. Amazon could build a huge campus somewhere in semi-rural Kansas, pay to move new hires out, pay them the same salaries Amazon would pay in Seattle, and I think they would see even more qualified applicants. Their taxes would be much lower too.

Use their charatable funds to build nice parks, etc. Put decent rec centers on campus for employees and families. Basically treat the campus like a military base.
They chose NYC and WDC to get political protection in the coming Anti-Trust Cases against the monopolistic mercantilism.
That too.
Probably hired some MIC lobbiest to teach them how to be politically spread out across districts.

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Re: Seattle Socialists Strangle Golden Goose

Post by PartyOf5 » Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:11 pm

Just watch. Housing prices fall, wages will follow now that Amazon has decided not to build a second HQ in Seattle. Then they will blame the falling housing prices and jobs on the same people and corporations they blamed for the rising house prices and good paying jobs.

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Re: Seattle Socialists Strangle Golden Goose

Post by DBTrek » Wed Nov 28, 2018 3:28 pm

PartyOf5 wrote:
Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:11 pm
Just watch. Housing prices fall, wages will follow now that Amazon has decided not to build a second HQ in Seattle. Then they will blame the falling housing prices and jobs on the same people and corporations they blamed for the rising house prices and good paying jobs.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
We have a winner.

It's almost like you live here.
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Re: Seattle Socialists Strangle Golden Goose

Post by Ph64 » Wed Nov 28, 2018 4:30 pm

C-Mag wrote:
Wed Nov 28, 2018 12:15 pm
They chose NYC and WDC to get political protection in the coming Anti-Trust Cases against the monopolistic mercantilism.
TBH I was a tad surprised at NYC, though once they decided it was two new locations it made sense. But I agree, DC was a given, when they first announced a "HQ2" I heard Atlanta and the like and laughed, it was pretty much without a doubt the DC area, for exactly what you say - the lobbying power to cover their behinds.

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Re: Seattle Socialists Strangle Golden Goose

Post by DBTrek » Wed Nov 28, 2018 4:31 pm

Th one silver lining is knowing that the bottomless greed of Seattle City Council will be coming hard up against a revenue DECREASE as property values take a dive.

They've strangled the Golden Goose indeed, and now the eggs will stop dropping.
It's almost like Aesop knew something about human nature that the "enlightened" politicians of Seattle c.2018 didn't.
Meaning our politicians are intellectually lagging behind a guy who lived 2500 years ago.
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Re: Seattle Socialists Strangle Golden Goose

Post by C-Mag » Wed Nov 28, 2018 4:44 pm

jediuser598 wrote:
Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:02 pm
Lol.

Well, at least housing prices will go down now, and the rent will be cheaper.
And you can shoot up heroine while getting your culturally neutral holiday Pumpkin Soy Latte.
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Re: Seattle Socialists Strangle Golden Goose

Post by DBTrek » Wed Nov 28, 2018 4:47 pm

Rent is rock bottom in Detroit, but the homeless don't seem interested in acquiring nearly-free homes.
It's almost like they stay in Seattle for something better than a free house.
Wonder what that could possible be.
:think:

Ah well, I'm sure we'll figure it out someday. In the meantime, we need to raise taxes and spend another billion on programs to assist them.
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