Homelessness
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Seattle Is Taxing Amazon to Help Solve Its Homeless Problem: Bad Move.
Amazon paid zero federal income tax on a 2017 profit of $5.6 billion. It received a $784 million rebate from the new federal tax law. Seattle's 'head tax' will cost it $12.4 million yearly for five years.
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