Startup Flees To Seattle Amid Amazon's Tax Fight 235
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.
I've been to Seattle (Score:2, Informative)
I've been to Seattle.
The sun hasn't.
I wouldn't flee there except that I then proceed to another destination.
Businesses are fleeing... (Score:2, Informative)
Businesses are fleeing California [cnn.com] for a lot of reasons [ocregister.com].
Those that remain may enjoy their fitted sheet [theblaze.com] mandate as enforced by their mattress police [patch.com].
Re:Rise and overthrow the opressive overlords, eh? (Score:3, Informative)
You know, a few years ago I would have argued with you about that. Then I spent some time up there.
There are plenty of people up there who have problems with our foreign policy, trade agreements (NAFTA is only when it works for the US). Some were a bit confused, and interested, to see that not all Americans fit the "dumb American" stereotype. The US gov't doesn't always play nice with the Canadian government, but you won't hear about that on our side of the fence. Very rarely will you see the whole picture of how others feel about America, until you've lived among them for a while.