From: punditster@gmail.com
On 2/18/2026 9:13 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:09:15 -0800, Dude wrote:
>
>> This was totally unexpected!
>
> You mean you have been searching high and low for such a report.
>
The story came up on my news feed.
Apparently, Palantir Technologies is moving its corporate headquarters
to Miami, the AI data analytics company announced the shift to a more
business-friendly, tax-efficient location, marking another high-profile
tech departure to Florida.
"The move aligns with a broader trend of companies and investors,
including founder Peter Thiel, moving to lower-tax regions. This
relocation follows similar moves by other technology companies seeking a
more favorable business climate." - The Guardian
>>
>> More WA businesses considering leaving the state due to high taxes.
>>
>> "The latest Association of Washington Business quarterly survey shows
>> bad news on the economic front, with 44% of business leaders saying they
>> are considering moving their personal residence out of state and
>> businesses indicating they are now more than twice as likely – 30% to
>> 14% – to expand outside the state than within it.
>>
>> The results of AWB’s winter survey are based on 429 responses collected
>> by email from business owners and operators across the state between
>> Jan. 12 and Feb. 2.
>>
>> “Washington employers signaled a continuing collapse in confidence in
>> the state economy in this quarterly survey, with significant
>> year-over-year deterioration across multiple metrics driven largely by
>> the state’s growing tax burden,” according to the survey’s executive
>> summary.
>>
>> I wonder if part of the “no hire, no fire” economy is due to uncertainty
>> created by ham-fisted blue-state governance." - Posted by Stephen Green
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