Startup Flees To Seattle Amid Amazon's Tax Fight

An anonymous reader writes "SF-based comparison shopping startup Shopobot was caught in the fight between Amazon, big-box retailers, and politicians over collecting of sales tax for online purchases. So what did the entreprenurs do? Flee to Seattle, right next to Amazon HQ, where marketing affiliates have a chance — because Amazon already collects sales tax in WA." And if you must flee, Seattle's a nice destination.

In fairness, companies are leaving Cali in droves

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over taxes and regulation. According to this blog [blogspot.com] (LOL, only "business relocation coaches" have secure employment in CA) companies leaving CA has increased 5-fold since 2009, an average of 5.4 per week! And Chief Executive magazine has again ranked California last of 50 states to have a business [chiefexecutive.net]. 14 states have tasked their economic development agencies with luring away [city-journal.org] California companies tired of high taxes, profuse regulations, and an extortionate legal system. So let's not just make this about Amazon. Everyone is fleeing CA. In fact, WA is not even safe. With the NLRB's overreaching against Boeing, their next move might be to China.

Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.

[MrEricSir]

Look, California is one of the largest economies in the world for a reason. (Actually, a lot of reasons.)

If you don't want to give back to the state that you do business in, bye bye. You won't be missed. Have fun learning the hard way why nobody else is running a software company in South Carolina or whatever.