Stakes high as Seattle considers business tax for homeless
SEATTLE (AP) " Seattle's latest tax proposal to combat homelessness takes aim at large businesses such as Amazon that have helped drive the city's economic boom.But the measure has sparked intense debate " even shouting matches in otherwise reserved Seattle " over who should pay to solve the housing crisis exacerbated by that growth.The City Council is proposing a tax on employee hours to raise about $75 million a year for affordable housing and homelessness services. Nearly [...]
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