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EPISODE · Feb 3, 2026 · 19 MIN

Socialist Seattle’s DOWNTOWN GHOST TOWN: Office Vacancy NEARS 40% — 2nd WORST in America

from News For Reasonable People · host Sean Reynolds

Seattle's downtown office vacancy just hit a record 39.1%—nearly four out of every ten commercial spaces are empty. But sure, let's keep blaming remote work instead of the real culprits: sky-high taxes, a millionaire tax driving out wealth, America's highest minimum wage killing restaurants, and a mayor who's never successfully run anything now experimenting with socialist grocery stores. Meanwhile, Amazon and Microsoft are fleeing to Bellevue, tech layoffs are accelerating, and "McStabbies" remains a worldwide symbol of Seattle's public safety disaster. The city has one of America's most beautiful settings overlooking Puget Sound, yet businesses are choosing literally anywhere else. When private companies can't make the math work and your solution is more taxes and DEI hires, you're not in a "struggle"—you're in a self-inflicted economic nosedive. Is anyone surprised that 40 years of Democrat control produced the highest vacancy rate in North America? How much more evidence do Seattle voters need that these policies destroy prosperity? Drop your thoughts below, and if you're tired of watching beautiful cities commit economic suicide, subscribe for more reality checks the mainstream media won't give you.

Seattle's downtown office vacancy just hit a record 39.1%—nearly four out of every ten commercial spaces are empty. But sure, let's keep blaming remote work instead of the real culprits: sky-high taxes, a millionaire tax driving out wealth, America's highest minimum wage killing restaurants, and a mayor who's never successfully run anything now experimenting with socialist grocery stores. Meanwhile, Amazon and Microsoft are fleeing to Bellevue, tech layoffs are accelerating, and "McStabbies" remains a worldwide symbol of Seattle's public safety disaster. The city has one of America's most beautiful settings overlooking Puget Sound, yet businesses are choosing literally anywhere else. When private companies can't make the math work and your solution is more taxes and DEI hires, you're not in a "struggle"—you're in a self-inflicted economic nosedive. Is anyone surprised that 40 years of Democrat control produced the highest vacancy rate in North America? How much more evidence do Seattle voters need that these policies destroy prosperity? Drop your thoughts below, and if you're tired of watching beautiful cities commit economic suicide, subscribe for more reality checks the mainstream media won't give you.

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