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"Head tax," per employee, that Seattle will soon charge the city's big businesses like Amazon and Starbucks. The revenue will help address homelessness, which has reached emergency levels there. Other cities have a similar tax, but they are much smaller -- just $48.

"Head tax," per employee, that Seattle will soon charge the city's big businesses like Amazon and Starbucks. The revenue will help address homelessness, which has reached emergency levels there. Other cities have a similar tax, but they are much smaller -- just $48.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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