WOKE Employees DEVASTATED As Starbucks SHUTS DOWN & FLEES Seattle Amid INSANE Democrat Income Tax!

Washington House lawmakers advanced a 9.9% income tax on individual taxable income above $1 million, effective January 1, 2028, following a 24-hour debate. Republicans argued it would scare businesses out of the state and is unconstitutional, while Democrats stated it would fund critical services and help low-income families.

House lawmakers voted to advance the proposed millionaires tax... The final vote came down to a 51-46 majority... an income tax which apparently is unconstitutional in Washington... 9.9% tax on the individual's Washington taxable income above $1 million... this begins on January 1st, 2028.

Starbucks founder Howard Schultz announced his relocation from Seattle to Miami, Florida, the same day Washington state lawmakers approved the new high-income tax. The host interprets this move, along with Jeff Bezos's prior departure, as a direct response to the state's tax policies, despite Schultz framing it as a personal retirement decision.

Starbucks founder Howard Schultz announced he and his family are leaving Seattle and relocating to Florida the same day Washington state lawmakers approved a new tax on high-income earners... We have moved to Miami for our next adventure together.

Starbucks is relocating some corporate jobs from Seattle to Nashville, Tennessee, to establish a stronger presence in the Southeast. The host views this as part of a broader trend of businesses moving to red states with lower taxes and costs, while a Seattle economics professor frames it as inevitable expansion.

Starbucks is relocating some of its corporate jobs from Seattle and expanding operations to Tennessee... COO Mike Grahams says they do have ambitions to establish a better presence in the southeast region of the United States.

Starbucks confirmed the closure of five Seattle locations, including four unionized shops, citing factors like customer experience and financial performance. The host asserts these closures are a direct result of union demands for higher wages and benefits, making operations unprofitable, despite Starbucks' official statements.

Starbucks is planning to close more stores here in Seattle. Five stores will shut down in the coming weeks... Four of those stores are unionized shops... The company is always evaluating its portfolio of stores, adding, 'Sometimes that means investing in updates or trying new formats. Other times it means making the difficult decision to close a location that no longer fits how people in that community live, work, or gather.'

The host argues that policies initially targeting millionaires for taxation are unsustainable because the wealthy leave. This forces governments to eventually expand income taxes to middle and lower-income citizens to fund previously promised 'free' social programs, as they refuse to cut spending.

It always starts off with, 'Hey, we're just going to tax the millionaires and the billionaires.' The millionaires and the billionaires leave because they can... then what ends up happening is that regular normal everyday people who are not millionaires, they get stuck holding the bag, right? footing the bill either via more taxation.