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As tax exodus grows, Seattle’s mayor boasts of donations from Starbucks, Microsoft

Seattle’s Democrat mayor Katie Wilson is not convinced with a recent survey that suggests that more than half of her state’s business leaders are planning to leave over the imposition of a new millionaire’s tax. In March this year, Washington state Democrats passed the millionaire’s tax, a 9.9% income tax for households that make over $1 million a year. Over half (55%) of Washington state business leaders are thinking of relocating their personal residence to another state, according to the...