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Re: New Seattle Business Tax

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GannonFan wrote:
Ibanez wrote: $500?! Damn dude.
Doesn't sound too crazy. I only have one kid sharing our cell line and we're at least over $400 a month on all those expenses. It adds up.
:nod: Mark will find out soon enough. Taking daycare out of the equation, they get more expensive as they get older.
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Re: New Seattle Business Tax

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89Hen wrote:
GannonFan wrote:
Doesn't sound too crazy. I only have one kid sharing our cell line and we're at least over $400 a month on all those expenses. It adds up.
:nod: Mark will find out soon enough. Taking daycare out of the equation, they get more expensive as they get older.
I’ve realized that. I think we spend $250 on internet/phone/tv.

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Sprint - $130
Internet - $65
TV - ~$50 (directv now, netflix and hulu)
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Re: New Seattle Business Tax

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Ibanez wrote:
89Hen wrote: :nod: Mark will find out soon enough. Taking daycare out of the equation, they get more expensive as they get older.
I’ve realized that. I think we spend $250 on internet/phone/tv.

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Sprint - $130
Internet - $65
TV - ~$50 (directv now, netflix and hulu)
About $240 a month for a Verizon fios bundle- landline (because of an alarm system), cellphone, internet, TV (mid grade package)..
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Re: New Seattle Business Tax

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$275/mo for cable (9 tv's)/land line/internet and $220/mo for Verizon cell phones (5)......

.........because I'm lazy. :ohno: :ohno:
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Re: New Seattle Business Tax

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Chizzang wrote:
AZGrizFan wrote: So minimum wage in Seattle is now $33/hr?
Minimum wage is becoming irrelevant in Seattle...
It's just whatever amount it takes to keep people on staff

Example:
Sears is run out of Chicago
and corporate can't figure out what to do so they're closing all 4 stores in Western Washington
Nobody will work for minimum wage at Sears apparently and Chicago won't budge much

The sign in the window in Redmond for years said Hiring: $15 an Hr and the sign never came down
Eventually I guess they just gave up
You just made a great argument against having any minimum wage at all..
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Re: New Seattle Business Tax

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Seattle fastest growing large (Top 50) City since 2010:
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https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-ne ... ed-states/

Of course, there's all kinds of metrics.
-Fastest growing City by TOTAL POPULATION July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017- San Antonio.
-Fastest-Growing Large Cities and Towns by PERCENT (Populations of 50,000 or more in 2016): Frisco, TX. (Seattle not Top 15).
-Fastest growing METRO AREA by PERCENT July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017: St George, UT. (Seattle/Tacoma/Bellevue not even top 10).
-Fastest growing METRO AREA by TOTAL POPULATION July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017: Dallas/Ft Worth. (Seattle/Tacoma/Bellevue 6th).
https://census.gov/newsroom/press-relea ... ities.html
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-r ... ounty.html
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BDKJMU wrote:Seattle fastest growing large (Top 50) City since 2010:
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https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-ne ... ed-states/

Of course, there's all kinds of metrics.
-Fastest growing City by TOTAL POPULATION July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017- San Antonio.
-Fastest-Growing Large Cities and Towns by PERCENT (Populations of 50,000 or more in 2016): Frisco, TX. (Seattle not Top 15).
-Fastest growing METRO AREA by PERCENT July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017: St George, UT. (Seattle/Tacoma/Bellevue not even top 10).
-Fastest growing METRO AREA by TOTAL POPULATION July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017: Dallas/Ft Worth. (Seattle/Tacoma/Bellevue 6th).
https://census.gov/newsroom/press-relea ... ities.html
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-r ... ounty.html
That Charlotte number is primarily the town I live in, Fort Mill, SC. It’s a bedroom community which is the 2nd fastest growing town in SC and has been taking industries left and right from Charlotte. Thousands of people are relocating here


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CAA Flagship wrote:$275/mo for cable (9 tv's)/land line/internet and $220/mo for Verizon cell phones (5)......

.........because I'm lazy. :ohno: :ohno:
$65 for Internet
$20 for Mint (T Mobile)
$70 for wife's Verizon, but she is switching to Mint Mobile as well.
$55 for PlayStation Vue
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BDKJMU wrote: Image
What this image successfully shows is that Texas is booming !!!
It's a great state with probably 3 or 4 of the coolest cities in America

:nod:

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CAA Flagship wrote:$275/mo for cable (9 tv's)/land line/internet and $220/mo for Verizon cell phones (5)......

.........because I'm lazy. :ohno: :ohno:
Who needs 9 TVs? :shock:
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Vidav wrote:
CAA Flagship wrote:$275/mo for cable (9 tv's)/land line/internet and $220/mo for Verizon cell phones (5)......

.........because I'm lazy. :ohno: :ohno:
Who needs 9 TVs? :shock:
anyone who wants them


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Chizzang wrote:
BDKJMU wrote: Image
What this image successfully shows is that Texas is booming !!!
It's a great state with probably 3 or 4 of the coolest cities in America

:nod:

I'm a huge fan of Texas
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Vidav wrote:
CAA Flagship wrote:$275/mo for cable (9 tv's)/land line/internet and $220/mo for Verizon cell phones (5)......

.........because I'm lazy. :ohno: :ohno:
Who needs 9 TVs? :shock:
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Vidav wrote:
CAA Flagship wrote:$275/mo for cable (9 tv's)/land line/internet and $220/mo for Verizon cell phones (5)......

.........because I'm lazy. :ohno: :ohno:
Who needs 9 TVs? :shock:
:lol:
1 in each of the 4 bedrooms.
1 behind the bar in the basement
1 in family room (took out wall so it can also be viewed from kitchen)
1 in sunroom
2 in sitting area of basement (side by side) for watching 2 games at once or watching tv while playing xbox on the other.
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CAA Flagship wrote:
Vidav wrote:
Who needs 9 TVs? :shock:
:lol:
1 in each of the 4 bedrooms.
1 behind the bar in the basement
1 in family room (took out wall so it can also be viewed from kitchen)
1 in sunroom
2 in sitting area of basement (side by side) for watching 2 games at once or watching tv while playing xbox on the other.
Perfectly reasonable. I have 1 in each of the four bedrooms, one in the living room, one in the office and one on the back deck. So only 7.
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AZGrizFan wrote:
CAA Flagship wrote: :lol:
1 in each of the 4 bedrooms.
1 behind the bar in the basement
1 in family room (took out wall so it can also be viewed from kitchen)
1 in sunroom
2 in sitting area of basement (side by side) for watching 2 games at once or watching tv while playing xbox on the other.
Perfectly reasonable. I have 1 in each of the four bedrooms, one in the living room, one in the office and one on the back deck. So only 7.
I guess when you have four bedrooms with TVs it adds a lot. My kids don't have TVs so we only have two. Living room and our room.
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Vidav wrote:
AZGrizFan wrote:
Perfectly reasonable. I have 1 in each of the four bedrooms, one in the living room, one in the office and one on the back deck. So only 7.
I guess when you have four bedrooms with TVs it adds a lot. My kids don't have TVs so we only have two. Living room and our room.
Oops...forgot the one in the game room. Eight.
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Vidav wrote:
AZGrizFan wrote:
Perfectly reasonable. I have 1 in each of the four bedrooms, one in the living room, one in the office and one on the back deck. So only 7.
I guess when you have four bedrooms with TVs it adds a lot. My kids don't have TVs so we only have two. Living room and our room.
We have 6.

My boys (BOYS) have TV’s they hardly ever use. They’re on their gaming computers or watching Netflix on a Switch or iPhone. 90% of the wife’s viewing is on an iPad.
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kalm wrote:
Vidav wrote:
I guess when you have four bedrooms with TVs it adds a lot. My kids don't have TVs so we only have two. Living room and our room.
We have 6.

My boys (BOYS) have TV’s they hardly ever use. They’re on their gaming computers or watching Netflix on a Friday Switch or iPhone. 90% of the wife’s viewing is on an iPad.
Sounds like you could have an electronics yard sale,
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Well that didn't last long....
Seattle reverses course on business tax after Amazon pressure
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch ... n-pressure
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