EOI Updates Let Amazon hike up rents somewhere else September 8, 2017 / October 26, 2026 by Matthew Caruchet Amazon is planning to open a second headquarters (in Amazon speak, HQ2), in another city – not in Seattle. I worry for the city that next falls victim to Amazon, but this is a good thing for Seattle. We as a city are struggling to catch up to Amazon’s expansion and the influx of many […] Read more »
EOI Updates Don’t fall for millionaire victimhood August 4, 2017 / October 26, 2026 by Matthew Caruchet As ballots are counted across King County, it looks like Prop 1 has failed. It had a worthy purpose – making art more accessible to low-income residents – but it was paid for with yet another sales tax in a city that feels that it’s been taxed enough. But it feels that way because some […] Read more »
EOI Updates Social Security report shows healthy system in need of fine-tuning July 17, 2017 / October 26, 2026 by Matthew Caruchet Last week, the Social Security Trustees published their 269-page annual report on the health of the Social Security Trust Funds, which hold the assets that will help fund future retirement benefits for Social Security recipients. In sum, the future of Social Security is bright, as long as some adjustments are made. Once again, Social Security […] Read more »