Starbucks Seattle Cuts Schultz Slams Mayor
AFBytes Brief
Starbucks cuts 61 Seattle jobs. Schultz slams socialist mayor. HQ reductions.
Why this matters
Layoffs hit local jobs, wages. Policies affect business costs.
Quick take
- Money Angle
- Cuts trim overhead amid policy gripes.
- Market Impact
- SBUX dips on news.
- Who Loses
- Seattle workers.
- What to Watch Next
- Mayor response.
Three takes on this
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Everyday American
Will this make day-to-day life better or worse for my family?
Job losses hurt families.
MAGA Republicans
What this likely confirms or alarms in their worldview.
Blame left policies.
Democrats
What this likely confirms or alarms in their worldview.
Rethink business climate.
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Here's the full Howard Schultz op-ed to avoid the paywall.. Seattle Turns Hostile to the Great Businesses It Made Starbucks is moving jobs from Washington state to Tennessee, and it isn’t alone in looking elsewhere. Washington state has been my home for more than four decades. https://t.co/sC6rurDjup
NEW: When asked by the Seattle Channel about businesses leaving Seattle, Socialist Mayor Katie Wilson said she was "really proud" of passing a payroll tax, which chased Amazon out of Seattle, causing lower tax revenues, then suggested increasing the tax, saying, "no options are https://t.co/mbo3EZqxBe
I'll interject here: Two things can be true: Howard Schultz is a backstabbing two faced clown who betrayed an entire city. He's also right about Seattle's current business landscape. https://t.co/FcV61f3Dlh
Seattle turns hostile to the great businesses it made. Starbucks is moving jobs from Washington state to Tennessee, and it isn’t alone in looking elsewhere, writes @HowardSchultz https://t.co/WjOSoXErYq