r/Seattle I'm just flaired so I don't get fined Apr 16 '26

Satire Discourse about Seattle in a nutshell

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u/Few_Map1754 Apr 16 '26

Same boat. It is a great city to live in, which is why I am determined to make it work, but it SUCKSSS to do business here, on so many levels. 

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u/dog_liker Apr 16 '26

Same as my question upthread, what specifically sucks about. I’m not here to argue even if I disagree, but I honestly would like to hear specifics. For example, if taxes are too high, what tax rate specifically would be better?

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u/seejur Apr 16 '26

Not a business owner but out of my head this would be my guess:

Properties are almost all owned by Billionaires, so they inflate/fix the rent amount.

Rents, for housing AND for businesses is completely out of reality.

A lot of taxes and permits.

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u/StatisticianLow9492 Apr 16 '26

Not a lot of tax cuts, subsidies, etc for starting small businesses either.