Unlikely they have learned any lesson, since they failed to learn not to go this far. But the interesting development will be the departure of those who have lost their jobs from the corporate exodus, and themselves will be moving away...to anywhere. This will make real estate available (hurray!), but no one will want to purchase unless the prices tank (boo!). And the quality of life will continue to deteriorate. I sort of expect the rate of street crime to increase. The real learning will be demonstrated in the neighboring cities (Bellevue, Renton, etc.) if they establish firm control against this nonsense in their jurisdictions. Notice that some of the corporations are not leaving the state; they are just leaving Seattle for (e.g.) Bellevue. More upscale and more concerned about "the homeless" (as a social blight, not as a poverty ministry).
I am wondering if the Seattle demographic will simply polarize between the rich (who don't care: "What? Me worry?") and the impecunious singles or partners (who live in apartments or rented houses, happy with freebies), with all the middle-class families having moved away. When your demographic boils down to the complacent and the frivolous, I think we are seeing the leading edge.
Unlikely they have learned any lesson, since they failed to learn not to go this far. But the interesting development will be the departure of those who have lost their jobs from the corporate exodus, and themselves will be moving away...to anywhere. This will make real estate available (hurray!), but no one will want to purchase unless the prices tank (boo!). And the quality of life will continue to deteriorate. I sort of expect the rate of street crime to increase. The real learning will be demonstrated in the neighboring cities (Bellevue, Renton, etc.) if they establish firm control against this nonsense in their jurisdictions. Notice that some of the corporations are not leaving the state; they are just leaving Seattle for (e.g.) Bellevue. More upscale and more concerned about "the homeless" (as a social blight, not as a poverty ministry).
I am wondering if the Seattle demographic will simply polarize between the rich (who don't care: "What? Me worry?") and the impecunious singles or partners (who live in apartments or rented houses, happy with freebies), with all the middle-class families having moved away. When your demographic boils down to the complacent and the frivolous, I think we are seeing the leading edge.
Interesting perspective