Washington State Rep. Shaun Scott has unveiled his proposal for a new payroll tax that, "aims to collect more than $2 billion a year from the likes of Amazon and Microsoft."
It's modeled after Seattle's payroll tax, and here's how it would work:
The bill seeks to tax the largest private employers where workers earn more than $125,000 a year, imposing a 5% tax on payroll expenses above that salary threshold. He says companies with more than 50 employees and a payroll in excess of $7 million and gross receipts of more than $5 million would pay into the fund.
Scott's answer to what happens when Amazon and Microsoft leave the state over this tax:
Don't worry, citizens of Washington, if Amazon leaves the state due to a newly proposed payroll tax, the workers of the world will unite in your state and replace the tech giant!! 😂
I'm sure a bunch of randos can figure out how to manage the logistics of mass delivery and warehouse inventory, right?? 🤣
SOCIALISM WILL WORK THIS TIME!!!
You gotta love Barndi Kruse leading Scott on with her line of questions. It's proof that all you have to do to out someone's dumb ideas is to keep them talking.
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