The next time you hear someone saying Seattle needs $400 million a year to “solve” homelessness, send them my post at Forbes, Seattle: A Tax On Jobs, $400 Million, And The Report That Never Was.

City leaders were citing a report that never existed, reported as fact by reporters that never verified its existence, to justify a tax on jobs. Based on conversations with more than half a dozen sources, what became clear was that McKinsey lobbied City staff ahead of the vote using a Power Point.