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San Franciso is a city, so I imagine what will happen is that companies will move out of the city limits and this new tax will be completely ineffective.

Seriously, how hard is it to find a new office in Oakland or San Jose?



When Connecticut hiked its taxes, even long-standing businesses headquartered there, like GE, packed up and moved to Massachusetts. (You know you're doing something wrong when "Taxachusetts" is a relative tax haven compared to your state.)

So even if these changes were implemented statewide, it can be an impetus to leave. Laffer's curve is a bitch for the eat-the-rich crowd.


Might be effective in reducing rents though!


Probably office rents only, not residential




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