Benjamin D. Winters

Two exits. RE investment now. Building software to operate them.

[Benjamin D. Winters @benjaminwin]

@spencerpratt You should check out what we’ve got going on up in Washington. Holy fuck.

[Benjamin D. Winters @benjaminwin]

@thehoffather Disappointing, but not at all surprising. Seattle idiocracy.

[Benjamin D. Winters @benjaminwin]

I'm no fan of Donald Trump, but this is absolute horseshit, lady. How much does the CCA add to a gallon of gas in Washington, and who pushed it? Hint: it wasn't Trump. Apply the same level of "research" to every category, and you'll find that Democrat-supported tax increases account for a higher percentage of the cost differential with other states. Your assertion is false.

[Benjamin D. Winters @benjaminwin]

@JeffReynoldsSEA +1

[Benjamin D. Winters @benjaminwin]

https://t.co/22zAqatqiN

City of Seattle’s leaders responding to the news.

[Benjamin D. Winters @benjaminwin]

🤯

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: Microsoft, $MSFT, is offering buyouts to 60,000 workers as part of the company’s efforts to cut costs amid AI adoption, per Bloomberg.

Personnel on select teams in the US, Canada, India, and the UK at a vice president level and below will be eligible.

This reflects ~27% of Microsoft's total workforce.

[HARDLORE @hardlorepod]

How Black Flag literally became Black Flag. Crazy clip, crazy episode. Part 2 next week. If you don’t watch it you’re insane but that’s none of my business.

[Gregory Kennedy @gregorykennedy]

If you vote "Yes," it will repeal the illegal income tax.

It will not reduce funding to schools or human services because the tax doesn't go into effect until 2029. So we aren't taking anything away.

Starbucks left because of this. Microsoft has threatened to move jobs out of state. Amazon now employs nearly 15,000 fewer people in Seattle than at its peak. Seattle is second to last in the number of VC deals that closed in Q3.

Holding a small number of companies and rich people hostage, when they have options, is a foolish strategy that is already backfiring spectacularly.

The real solution to our problems is to reduce taxes on businesses and income. Why even tax people under 25 at all? Give families with children a HUGE tax credit. Make this state an incredible place to do business and have a family.

Encourage entrepreneurs to come here.

Get startups, agencies, and smart, motivated people to build here. We can increase overall state revenue if more people make stuff, employ people, and create more value for everyone here.

Not by chasing them out of the state and creating a hostile environment for business.

Remember this: governments and taxes don't make jobs. Entrepreneurs do.

[Benjamin D. Winters @benjaminwin]

Is something wrong in WA? https://t.co/NuFSmK20S5

[Benjamin D. Winters @benjaminwin]

How are all those vibe coded apps doing? 😬

https://t.co/mV8fqSYK8s

[Railway @Railway]

An urgent notice from the Railway team

https://t.co/niUAhTAQJM

[Michael R. Hatch @mikerhatch]

Seattle is about to have the highest tax rate in America, above New York City. The people who work for a living are carrying it.

Seattle Is Killing Small Business.

https://t.co/4NKFIc7ba8

[Gregory Kennedy @gregorykennedy]

Washington, I know this ballot is confusing as hell. And that is on purpose. Politicians in our state are trying to confuse you becuase they don't believe in democracy.

The only reason we get to vote on this is that enough brave people stood up and demanded it. Otherwise, the governor would have signed this into law like the King of England, treating us like serfs with no rights and no power.

Well, I won't stand for being tricked, lied to, and treated like a child.

Just to be crystal clear, if you vote "Yes," it will repeal the illegal income tax.

It will not reduce funding to schools or human services because the tax doesn't go into effect until 2029. So we aren't taking anything away.

Starbucks left because of this. Microsoft has threatened to move jobs out of state. Amazon now employs nearly 15,000 fewer people in Seattle than at its peak. Seattle is second to last in the number of VC deals that closed in Q3.

Holding a small number of companies and rich people hostage, when they have options, is a foolish strategy that is already backfiring spectacularly.

The solution?

Reduce taxes on businesses and income. Why even tax people under 25 at all? Give families with children a HUGE tax credit. Make this state an incredible place to do business and have a family. Encourage entrepreneurs to come here. Get startups, agencies, and smart, motivated people to build here.

We can increase overall state revenue if more people make stuff, employ people, and create more value for everyone here. Not by chasing them out of the state and creating a hostile environment for business.

Remember this: governments and taxes don't make jobs. Entrepreneurs do.

[Benjamin D. Winters @benjaminwin]

@Markos_mom This is false. Have you ever heard of future’s data?

[Benjamin D. Winters @benjaminwin]

@hxxntrr You are an idiot. This isn’t how section 179 works.

[Benjamin D. Winters @benjaminwin]

@shellshockkk That wasn’t the actual joke you dimwitted fuck! The joke was that he showed up in TikTok’s like a creep.

[Benjamin D. Winters @benjaminwin]

@PramilaJayapal This is not true

[Benjamin D. Winters @benjaminwin]

@jonbrooks Data source?

[Benjamin D. Winters @benjaminwin]

@thealepalombo Seattle isn’t anywhere near that line.

[Matt McIlwain @mattmcilwain]

Seattle and wa state have a spending and accountability problem - not a revenue problem.

[Benjamin D. Winters @benjaminwin]

So Seattle! Even our Halloween decorations have the fentanyl slump.