“By the way, too bad calling the real deadbeats deadbeats kind of cuts close to home for you.”

Jeff Bezos does not have 160 billion dollars or even 1 billion.

The point of a government is to look out for things that we, as individuals, are incapable of looking out for on our own. Basic needs aren’t on that list.

“offset by benefits like not paying health insurance premiums”

I think it’s weird in general when progressives complain about taxes.

So you agree that the solution is voting for tax cuts then... That’s what you’re describing. You vote for federal tax cuts then you vote for state and local tax hikes.

If half the cars in the neighborhood genuinely aren’t appropriately permitted then that’s the number one problem they should be dealing with.

You understand that the solution to your problem is to vote for more tax cuts yes?

Supposedly there was some campaign filing where she admitted to having somewhere between 15k and 50k in a checking account.

Let’s toss a bunch of people with no experience into actual political hell. That will surely net results.

Self-employment tax is 15.3% not 25%. It’s the employee and employer portion of FICA.

“People deserve to be paid fairly for their work.”

I would not trade my 401k/Roth accounts for a pension. The math depends on your income level/savings rate but at some point given average market returns (~7%) it makes more financial sense to invest/control your own money.

Amazon claims the average salary for the Long Island City location is supposed to be 150k. It’s not a fulfillment center. These aren’t “struggling” employees.

“ We need a federal law banning these sorts of subsidies.”

That exchange was a test and the people of Seattle are the ones that failed.

“But don’t worry—shareholders are doing great!”

Someone remind me why I should give a flying fuck, let alone open my wallet, about whether people like this have healthcare.

“Public panic got so bad that at one point, Australian retailer Woolworth’s quit selling sewing needles full stop.”

It’s funny that you mention Seattle. The anti-homelessness measure that failed there is another prime example. Progressives put that thing together knowing damn well that there’d be blowback and when it came the progressives caved. Then, because this is how they operate, they blamed Amazon for the measure’s failure.