It was clearly a miscalculation, but it's important to note that public opinion was in favor of the original, steeper head tax only a couple months ago [1]. I t

It was clearly a miscalculation, but it's important to note that public opinion was in favor of the original, steeper head tax only a couple months ago [1]. I think proponents were all caught off guard by how quickly public opinion turned and by how much money businesses were willing to spend to fight what amounted to a pretty minor tax. [1] https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4461445-Wfre-SeattleWA-0406.html https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4461445-Wfre-Seattle...