Hochul: Please come back to New York

[gcr2016]

@eldemonio

When I play fetch with my pup, she chases the ball. But then she slobbers all over it, chews it up, runs away from me and won’t bring it back. That’s analogous to what Patriot Fetch is doing to your “news” feed.

I had never heard of Patriot News before. It was just the first article listed when I searched for “washington state recruiting of sports due to tax”. If I’m ever serious about a discussion here, I’ll make sure to vet the news source.

Also, as for other states having similar tax structures, I believe the comments by the coaching staff was how the new tax law put them on an even recruiting field with other states. I guess they were using their no state income tax as one more reason to play for them.

I wouldn’t think that the tax/no tax would influence a professional player.

[eldemonio]

@gcr2016

If I’m ever serious about a discussion here, I’ll make sure to vet the news source.

Thanks for the reply. I’m really not intending to beat you up. There are a lot of dubious sources out there. And, my dog has a terrible trainer…

[jaagu]

@DrBob2

In a related story, the proposed wealth tax in California is aimed at billionaires. Of the top five (Ellison, Zuckerberg, Page, Brinn, Huang) which represent over half of the targeted wealth, three have already moved, and only #5 has committed to staying in the state. Once again, higher taxes don’t always produce as much government revenue as expected.

These people are going to suffer because now they will need to travel to see their companies working in California.

[jaagu]

@DrBob2

When lawmakers passed that 10% tax its purpose was to increase state revenues. However, the portion that was to come from Schultz is not going to arrive at Olympia.

Schultz does not make the big CEO salaries any longer - which would have brought more money to Washington state revenues. Now he lives off his interest and dividends from his stocks. While his move aligns with avoiding the tax, it was officially framed as a retirement move. Schultz still pays federal taxes on his income and dividends from his stock ownership in Starbucks