It really is a packed house at 's Tax Amazon rally at Washington Hall. Lots of energy behind grabbing progressive revenue. #TaxTheRich #TaxAmazon
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Linda, a Lummi organizer, said although Native Americans are five times as likely to be homeless today, before 1492 homelessness didn't exist among indigenous people. #HousingForAll #HousingIsAHumanRight
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Councilmember Sawant's proposed winter eviction ban offers an important respite for renters and would save lives, Linda said. #HousingForAll #EvictionBan
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A handout notes is aiming to raise between $200 million and $500 million annually for social housing via this big business tax. No sunset clause, as Mayor Durkan fought for in the abandoned head tax in 2018. #TaxTheRich
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Amazon's big time entry into Seattle politics was a reaction to passing an employee hours tax (aka head tax) in 2018, which they repealed after seeing backlash forn Amazon and other big businesses. #TaxAmazon
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Amazon spent a record $1.5 million trying to sway Seattle City Council elections in 2017, and Sawant was their number one target. #TaxAmazon #TaxTheRich
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The Amazon money bomb didn't work. Sawant won re-election anyway. The member is now senior-most Councilmember in Seattle. #TaxAmazon #HousingForAll
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And that brief trip down memory lane is why and some of her colleagues are feeling a mandate to tax big business and invest in working class people.
is hosting an action conference on January 25 to jump-start the process. #TaxTheRich #TaxAmazon
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John Burbank of argued Amazon is the biggest taker in Seattle due to all the strain they put on infrastructure. "We need bread. We need roses. It's time for a revolution," Burbank concluded. 🌹#TaxAmazon #TaxTheRich #SeattleGND
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