Emails Show Washington's Taxes Drove Away the Supersonics, are the Seahawks next? | Brandi Kruse

Описание: Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this video we chat with Brandi Kruse, host of [un]Divided with Brandi Kruse about why Washington's proposed income tax could chase away the Seattle Seahawks, just as emails reveal the tax climate drove away the Supersonics and might be preventing their return.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:21 - Competitiveness angle
00:41 - Seahawks “leave” concern
01:24 - Free agency and player decisions
02:06 - Sonics/Bears examples
03:06 - “Stacking effect” and budget gap
03:17 - Timeline: stadium lease, sale, collections
04:01 - NBA commissioner briefing revealed
05:39 - “Money doesn’t matter” argument
06:25 - Short earning window
07:23 - Downtown economy and ripple effects

SB 6346, to create a state income tax: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?B...

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