[cloverich]

> All of those workers will move. There aren't any jobs in the Portland area. Downtown is vacant and still expensive and the startup scene has dwindled.

I am curious about this, moving out of Portland -> Seattle myself. For software I see it, but for hardware, it feels like there's a kind of inertia / concentration that still benefits staying and fixing. It seems like shedding a large chunk of their workforce is on the path to righting the ship. It also feels like chips are too important an asset to discard. I'm skeptical they'll merely bleed out, even if the current phase is quite chaotic. Also frankly Portland area doesn't have enough high tech careers to replace them (and the income tax that goes with it), I feel the state would likely incentivize them staying / growing almost whatever it takes.

This is all a hot take with little insight, other than being a tech person currently living in the Portland area.

[xhkkffbf]

Is -> Seattle a good idea? I've heard the high extra taxes are driving companies out of Seattle.

[psunavy03]

Speaking as a Seattle-based F500 employee, they're being driven out of Seattle proper but often setting up shop on the Eastside or just outside city limits. It's the Seattle City Council driving a lot of the change, not the state legislature (other than the capital gains tax).