head tax

State Senator Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) says the Seattle City Council has violated the state Constitution by approving a 'head' tax' or jobs tax. The council voted 8-1 to place a $275 dollar tax on each employee of businesses who gross $20 million or more annually...

The Seattle City Council likes to eat it's bread winners, or bite the hand that employs the most people in the city. On the heels of the highly controversial "head tax" being proposed, Amazon has now halted expansion plans and could likely look elsewhere for a new headquarters, possibly threatening as many as 7,000 jobs in the city...