We hire a ton of folks out of CA, and a major bargaining point is that even if I pay them the same salary here as they get currently in CA, it's like getting a 10% raise if they come up to WA on the income tax savings.

So you can thank me for taking a bunch of skilled folks out of your tax base smile
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