Seattle’s tech scene consists of two giant tech companies that started in the 80s and 90s and the satellite offices of California HQ’d companies.

It’s a lot of cogs. There is no comparison when it comes to startups created in, say, the last 10 years or so.

In the earlier days, Silicon Valley also had had satellite offices from some of major tech companies on Route 128. It was the minicomputer that upset this state of affairs.

Your comment is dripping with opinion and utterly devoid of any attempt at supporting evidence.

I've lived both places. Seattle is not a low-tax paradise, nor are tax dollars completely and utterly squandered in California.

It is gross how, the more money one makes, the more entitled one feels to not have to give a dime back. It's a game to them.

> Seattle is not a low-tax paradise

Excepting special situations for certain PR and USVI residents, Washington state is as close to a tax haven as a US citizen is going to find.

> nor are tax dollars completely and utterly squandered in California

This depends on what you think the dollars should be used for. Most taxpayers would like to see their taxes used for provision of public services, and not in service of a vast public employee enrichment scheme. From this POV, the money is in fact squandered.

> It is gross how, the more money one makes, the more entitled one feels to not have to give a dime back

It's less about greed and more about abuse of generosity. See prior point.