Microsoft CEO sells half his stock, weeks before WA state implements gains tax
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Re: Microsoft CEO sells half his stock, weeks before WA state implements gains tax
#2I predict that people will leave Washington State in droves. Not because of the tax increase, but because the amount of taxes you pay goes into never ending government pit of inefficiency and incompetency. I’m down with paying more taxes but in return I want no homelessness, no chadzone, less crime, better roads, straight forward education (math is racist apparently), spotless streets, safety, eradication of poverty, no power cuts, and better law enforcement.
Better yet, instead of increasing taxes, how about we improve the efficiency of the government? For same budget, we can get more done. We never seem to ask this question.
Re: Microsoft CEO sells half his stock, weeks before WA state implements gains tax
#3I predict that people will leave Washington State in droves. Not because of the tax increase, but because the amount of taxes you pay goes into never ending government pit of inefficiency and incompetency. I’m down with paying more taxes but in return I want no homelessness, no chadzone, less crime, better roads, straight forward education (math is racist apparently), spotless streets, safety, eradication of poverty,…
Good point, it is rarely talked about how we increase efficiency.
I wish there was a better way to inject free market competition into the government. Government contracts seem to also favor inefficiency and poor implementation.
Something I’ve been thinking on lately, if anyone has resources on this I would love to read them.
Re: Microsoft CEO sells half his stock, weeks before WA state implements gains tax
#4I predict that people will leave Washington State in droves. Not because of the tax increase, but because the amount of taxes you pay goes into never ending government pit of inefficiency and incompetency. I’m down with paying more taxes but in return I want no homelessness, no chadzone, less crime, better roads, straight forward education (math is racist apparently), spotless streets, safety, eradication of poverty,…
Good point, it is rarely talked about how we increase efficiency. I wish there was a better way to inject free market competition into the government. Government contracts seem to also favor inefficiency and poor implementation. Something I’ve been thinking on lately, if anyone has resources on this I would love to read them.
>I wish there was a better way to inject free market competition into the government
it's called immigration, people move to states/nations with the best functioning governments if they are allowed free movement. Historically voting with your feet has been the best way to change government. See Illinois and it's massive budget shortfall due to people leaving the state
also look at the Soviet Union which needed border security to keep people IN. The exact opposite situation that the US has, which is that millions of people want to live here through any means necessary
Re: Microsoft CEO sells half his stock, weeks before WA state implements gains tax
#5I predict that people will leave Washington State in droves. Not because of the tax increase, but because the amount of taxes you pay goes into never ending government pit of inefficiency and incompetency. I’m down with paying more taxes but in return I want no homelessness, no chadzone, less crime, better roads, straight forward education (math is racist apparently), spotless streets, safety, eradication of poverty,…
Good point, it is rarely talked about how we increase efficiency. I wish there was a better way to inject free market competition into the government. Government contracts seem to also favor inefficiency and poor implementation. Something I’ve been thinking on lately, if anyone has resources on this I would love to read them.
Journalists should be holding governments accountable. Just the way Carreyrou (WSJ) single handedly brought down Theranos, I want journalists to go after government corruption and high impact inefficiencies. Notice how NYTimes and the like are not interested in actual journalism of this sorts. Government is a de facto monopoly and we need 10x more eyes on it than anyone else. There needs to be mechanisms for firing bad actors from high up positions.
Instead, the focus is always on increasing taxes. As a liberal, I want my taxes to go into exceptional and super high quality services that even the Scandinavians would envy. Otherwise, I will vote for lower taxes and that could mean vote for republicans. Our governments suck so much.
Re: Microsoft CEO sells half his stock, weeks before WA state implements gains tax
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
Good point, it is rarely talked about how we increase efficiency. I wish there was a better way to inject free market competition into the government. Government contracts seem to also favor inefficiency and poor implementation. Something I’ve been thinking on lately, if anyone has resources on this I would love to read them.
Journalists should be holding governments accountable. Just the way Carreyrou (WSJ) single handedly brought down Theranos, I want journalists to go after government corruption and high impact inefficiencies. Notice how NYTimes and the like are not interested in actual journalism of this sorts. Government is a de facto monopoly and we need 10x more eyes on it than anyone else. There needs to be mechanisms for firing b…
The government has become pay to play for journalists. Piss the government off and your not allowed into press briefings anymore.
Some dedicated investigative journalism group could do it, but any larger media company cannot.
I could see folks on YouTube doing a good job of it?
Re: Microsoft CEO sells half his stock, weeks before WA state implements gains tax
#7I predict that people will leave Washington State in droves. Not because of the tax increase, but because the amount of taxes you pay goes into never ending government pit of inefficiency and incompetency. I’m down with paying more taxes but in return I want no homelessness, no chadzone, less crime, better roads, straight forward education (math is racist apparently), spotless streets, safety, eradication of poverty,…
Left WA and moved to FL last month. It feels like I went from North Korea to South Korea. Never realized how much greener it could be on the other side. What’s most surprising is how much better the small business environment is and how much more productive people are in general. The mosquitoes though are a nuisance.
Re: Microsoft CEO sells half his stock, weeks before WA state implements gains tax
#8Sound like a move to avoid losses.
TL;DR: Nadella sold the shares “for personal financial planning and diversification reasons,” the Redmond-based company said in a statement Monday afternoon. “He is committed to the continued success of the company and his holdings significantly exceed the holding requirements set by the Microsoft Board of Directors.”
Re: Microsoft CEO sells half his stock, weeks before WA state implements gains tax
#9I predict that people will leave Washington State in droves. Not because of the tax increase, but because the amount of taxes you pay goes into never ending government pit of inefficiency and incompetency. I’m down with paying more taxes but in return I want no homelessness, no chadzone, less crime, better roads, straight forward education (math is racist apparently), spotless streets, safety, eradication of poverty,…
None of those issues (with the possible exception of roads, depending on which roads you mean) are state-level problems. I live in a smaller locale in Washington and these Seattle-area laments are not problems here.
Re: Microsoft CEO sells half his stock, weeks before WA state implements gains tax
#10I predict that people will leave Washington State in droves. Not because of the tax increase, but because the amount of taxes you pay goes into never ending government pit of inefficiency and incompetency. I’m down with paying more taxes but in return I want no homelessness, no chadzone, less crime, better roads, straight forward education (math is racist apparently), spotless streets, safety, eradication of poverty,…
the same goes for CA as well.