Starbucks ships 100 million dollars and thousands of jobs straight to Tennessee…
Mayor giggles bye on camera then scrambles once the tax money and payroll disappear…
This mayor played tough girl against a giant company then cried when they actually left…
Seattle's socialist mayor told residents to boycott Starbucks the day she got elected. When the company announced plans to leave, she said 'bye' and giggled.
Now she's walking it back. Starbucks just committed $100 million and thousands of jobs — to Tennessee. pic.twitter.com/mgcvBBsQPT
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‘Seattle can’t survive this’: Critics hammer socialist mayor after Starbucks reversal
Critics warn Katie Wilson leftist policies will drive businesses out of Seattle
Seattle’s Democratic Mayor Katie Wilson’s sudden about-face on Starbucks is fueling fresh fears that progressive politics and anti-business rhetoric are driving jobs, investment and major employers out of deep-blue cities.
Wilson, who previously urged residents to boycott the Seattle-based coffee giant, admitted in an interview published Sunday that her comments “caused more harm than good” as criticism mounts over the city’s business climate and the company’s growing investment outside Washington state.
The socialist mayor’s reversal comes as the corporation pours $100 million into a major Tennessee expansion and plans thousands of new jobs there, reigniting concerns that companies are increasingly choosing lower-tax, business-friendly southern U.S. states for future growth.
Critics quickly seized on the controversy as evidence Seattle’s leftist politics are becoming increasingly hostile to business.
“If Starbucks doesn’t leave Seattle, they’re stupid,” Tim Young, a media fellow at The Heritage Foundation, wrote on X.