Comment: Cities are the worse business killers of all but when you raise a tax, any tax, you cost jobs, lots of them . I am in business 40 years, we get hit with greedy landlords, greedy governments, and  greedy unions. It all comes from somewhere folks. So our 'go to'  decision is lay off people , downsize real estate. That strangles competitiveness,  always !  but tell me, what are the choices ? Never mind I will tell you. Innovate. learn how to deliver products with less people and space.  We can ask Sears how that is working. Or maybe Target ?  How are the landlords liking it now ? Goodwill just went bankrupt in the US . Retail is under full frontal attack  !  Spiraling RE prices get the civic governments all fires up so they can support their socialist "vote buying" agendas by cranking up the property taxes.  $15 minimum wages who wins on that one ? Governments through their payroll taxes is the right answer there . Small business is dead. We killed it.