Puget Sound Business Journal Calls Research Council Study a Must-Read

"Seattle's Lost Decade," a new report by the Washington Research Council, came in for some favorable comment in an editorial by Puget Sound Business Journal editor George Erb.

A new report by the Washington Research Council should be required reading for policymakers in Seattle’s City Hall.

Here's why.

The report stopped short of saying that Seattle’s high business taxes are driving out employers.

But it’s easy to argue — and we’re happy to do so — that Seattle’s business-tax burden is hurting the city’s competitiveness.

As the "location is a choice" mantra resonates when we discuss interstate and global competition, sometimes the competitive edge can be found much closer to home.

Seattle's Lost Decade is a good reminder of that.