Taxes screw over both the companies and the states they’re in.
Taxes didn’t build those big companies. They show up after the success. They sure as hell didn’t create Silicon Valley.
The sky-high taxes came later, once it was already killing it.
California basically turned its successful companies into hosts and started parasitically draining them for more and more cash, jacking up the rates year after year.
They forget the first rule of parasitism: don’t kill the host.
Companies only have so much tolerance before they say screw it and bail for another state with better deals and resources.
And that breaking point is a lot lower these days.
Via Tickpick:
There are 3542 tickets available via resale for MTL @ BUF game 1
That’s the most available tickets for the first four games by any team
The next closest? MTL @ BUF game 2 (3011)
Shoutout to the fellas for getting the bag but you’re also a huge loser
Pastrnak expected McAvoy to win the race with Doan.
McAvoy expected Pastrnak to win the race with Doan.
Neither won the race with Doan.
Neither knew Hampus Lindholm was just gonna chill in the neutral zone.
Brutal.
Yesterday, Governor Bob Ferguson signed Washington state’s first income tax into law.
Voters rejected an income tax as recently as 2010. In 2024 they went further — passing Initiative 2111, which explicitly banned the state from enacting one.
Democrats amended that ban and passed it anyway. 51-46 in the House. 27-22 in the Senate.
Senate Bill 6346 imposes a 9.9% tax on household income above $1 million.
The bill includes a “necessity clause” that blocks a public referendum. Opponents cannot put repeal to a vote.
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled in 1933 that income is property and must be taxed uniformly. That precedent has stood for 93 years. Democrats didn’t pursue a constitutional amendment. Instead they redefined the tax as a levy on the “receipt” of income — not income itself — and are relying on a current court to accept the distinction.
A lawsuit was filed the same day Ferguson signed it.
Washington was already ranked 45th in state tax competitiveness. New Jersey introduced its income tax in 1976 with a 2.5% top rate. It is now 10.75%.
Two years ago voters banned the income tax. Democrats wrote an exception into that ban, shielded it from referendum, and signed it anyway.
@AmericanAir@EmilyCarp26 I flew about the same on American and spent about $20k on the card and am nowhere near executive platinum. Which I achieved for 3 years straight in 2020-2023 with fewer flights and no cc usage. They have all changed the goalposts for achieving status. Sad.
There is absolutely no difference between this play and the Buffalo play. Adams did not make any move. He caught it, secured it as he was tackled and then stripped on the ground. Same exact thing. Same exact. This is why fans hate the NFL refs. No consistency game to game
👀 LeSean McCoy Inside Info on Eagles QB Jalen Hurts?
“I did a lot of digging… I know some people & the problem is, we can’t do different exotic looks, different formations, different motions because I’m hearing that he can’t really do it”
Via @speakeasytlkshw
Bills fans should make sure they have a waterproof outer layer Sunday, with a couple warm layers underneath!
Eagles fans should dress for sunny skies, temps in the 60s.
CNN is forced to admit the economy is absolutely thriving under President Trump:
“The U.S. economy was much better than expected. GDP grew at the fastest rate in two years. Americans are seeing prices ease at the grocery store.”