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Seattle's Democratic Mayor Katie Wilson’s progressive politics and anti-business rhetoric are driving jobs, investment and major employers out of deep-blue cities (like Seattle).  Wilson, who previously urged residents to boycott the Seattle-based coffee giant, admitted in an interview published Sunday that her comments (i.e. BYE !)... "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. 

In other words, "Starbucks" to Mayor Wilson... BYE !!

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/seattl ... s-reversal
 
 

ConservativeWave » 21 May 2026, 2:53 pm » wrote: ↑

21 May 2026, 2:53 pm

Seattle's Democratic Mayor Katie Wilson’s progressive politics and anti-business rhetoric are driving jobs, investment and major employers out of deep-blue cities (like Seattle).  Wilson, who previously urged residents to boycott the Seattle-based coffee giant, admitted in an interview published Sunday that her comments (i.e. BYE !)... "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. 

In other words, "Starbucks" to Mayor Wilson... BYE !!

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/seattl ... s-reversal

Yeah, this is what happens when a city treats businesses like bottomless ATMs and then acts shocked when the ATM packs up and heads for Tennessee. Starbucks didn’t ‘betray’ anyone, they just got tired of paying premium prices for the privilege of being lectured. And now the mayor’s doing the whole ‘my comments caused harm’ Bull **** like that rewinds the last decade of anti‑business chest‑thumping. Too **** late. Companies go where they’re wanted, not where they’re tolerated. 

So yeah, ‘BYE’ is about right. Actions have consequences. Some folks just don’t like when the bill finally shows up. 

This is what happens when cities ignore basic economic reality, something Trump‑style policies emphasize.