More crisis management of extent of Seattle Shield tax whether restricting income or expanding the list of budgetary items eligible to receive tax funds. Council appears now to be delaying deliberations to confuse us before the elections.
#SeattleShield #taxtherich #housing #social
https://open.substack.com/pub/ericacbarnett/p/business-tax-plan-moves-forward-larded?r=ct3l&utm_medium=ios
Business Tax Plan Moves Forward, Larded With New Exemptions and Spending Categories

The tax exemptions could lower revenues by more than $10 million, while the new spending categories, including transportation, go far beyond the original intent of the "Seattle Shield" proposal.

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Seattle Council members again point out how they are incapable of understanding how government funding works in our city. Incompetence demands crisis management raiding of cooky jar funds to appear they know what they’re doing. Only council member Rinck has put forth a sensible proposal in “Seattle Shield” to protect city services funding, yet they want to throw those resources in the general fund.
#SeattleCouncil #SeattleShield #generalfund #MaritzaRivera
https://open.substack.com/pub/ericacbarnett/p/council-broaches-using-housing-levy?r=ct3l&utm_medium=ios
Council Broaches Using Housing Levy, Proposed "Seattle Shield" Tax Funds to Backfill General Fund Shortfall

By Erica C.

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