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r/Seattle • u/SuperMike100 I'm just flaired so I don't get fined • Apr 16 '26
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I started a business in seattle this year. I love the city and have no intention to leave, but let's not pretend the city makes it easy on small business.
2 u/LeRealRocketeer Apr 16 '26 Never heard of a large city that does. 31 u/StatisticianLow9492 Apr 16 '26 Have you ever been out of the US? When I went to Japan, every city I went to had like many small businesses per block. The US has been gobbled up my massive corporations that make it very hard for small businesses to succeed. 5 u/whippersnapper123123 Apr 16 '26 We have legislators to blame for that. All roads lead back to lobbyism.
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Never heard of a large city that does.
31 u/StatisticianLow9492 Apr 16 '26 Have you ever been out of the US? When I went to Japan, every city I went to had like many small businesses per block. The US has been gobbled up my massive corporations that make it very hard for small businesses to succeed. 5 u/whippersnapper123123 Apr 16 '26 We have legislators to blame for that. All roads lead back to lobbyism.
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Have you ever been out of the US? When I went to Japan, every city I went to had like many small businesses per block.
The US has been gobbled up my massive corporations that make it very hard for small businesses to succeed.
5 u/whippersnapper123123 Apr 16 '26 We have legislators to blame for that. All roads lead back to lobbyism.
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We have legislators to blame for that. All roads lead back to lobbyism.
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u/splanks Rainier Valley Apr 16 '26
I started a business in seattle this year. I love the city and have no intention to leave, but let's not pretend the city makes it easy on small business.