Durkan-Sawant Jobs Tax: Why Doesn’t Left Support Cash Payments for Rent?
I love math; I can watch people doing it for hours. I’m not particularly all that smart but I do have access to a calculator and a spreadsheet and the internet. So here’s one dumb guy’s, philosopher math on the Sawant-Durkan tax on jobs that will likely pass in the weeks ahead. According to the […]
Jobs Tax: Chamber Begins Begging and Pleading Campaign
The Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce may be near the ending of its useful life as an advocacy organization for business in Seattle. Taken together, minimum wage increases, paid leave, and meddling with employee schedules have all added to making Seattle an increasingly difficult place to run a small or medium sized business. This doesn’t […]
Winning Principles for Housing for the 2019 Legislative Session
As the legislative session winds down in Olympia, it isn’t too soon to start thinking about next year’s session. This year I think we did a pretty good job during the legislative session, defending the state’s preemption of local rent control measures, championing rural and urban collaboration with SB 6595, and forcing the non-profit industrial […]
