Thursday, May 3, 2018

"Amazon halts Seattle construction project ahead of tax vote" (AMZN)

From The Washington Post (a Bezos property):

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, file photo, large spheres take shape in front of an existing Amazon building, behind, as new construction continues across the street in Seattle. Amazon said Wednesday, May 2, 2018, it is pausing construction on a new high-rise building in Seattle while it awaits the outcome of a city proposal to tax worker hours. The Seattle City Council has been weighing a proposed “head tax” on high-grossing businesses as a way to raise about $75 million a year for affordable housing and homelessness services. (Elaine Thompson, File/Associated Press)

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