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Cost of doing business? Seattle considers employee head tax
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:12:09
Publish Date: 2018-04-23 18:40:47
Description: Seattle has an affordability and housing problem, and the City Council is considering asking businesses to chip in. A proposal in the works would tax Seattle businesses with at least $20 million in taxable gross receipts 26 cents per employee for every hour they work. The city estimates that an employee tax would raise about $75 million a year. Should businesses pay more? We debate the pros and cons with Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien and Seattle Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Marilyn Strickland.
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