Microsoft, Amazon Execs Call Out Washington's Low-Performing 9-Year-Olds In Tax Pushback

#DavidZapolskyAmazon #BezosWAStateExit #EducationFunding #WAStateBusinessLeaders #HomelessnessIncrease

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Microsoft, Amazon Execs Call Out Washington's Low-Performing 9-Year-Olds In Tax Pushback - Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: A coalition of Washington state business leaders -- which includes Microsoft President Brad Smith and Amazon Chief Legal Officer David Zapolsky -- released a letter Wednesday urging state lawmakers to reconside…

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Five years on: Britons among hardest hit by Covid fallout

#InternationalComparison #HomelessnessIncrease #BritainCovidResponse #MentalHealthCrisis #PublicHealthFailure

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Five years on: Britons among hardest hit by Covid fallout

Life expectancy, homelessness and young people’s mental health were among the areas where Britain performed poorly despite spending more than other countries

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