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Starbucks founder Howard Schultz joins the growing list of billionaires moving to Florida \u2014 a move that is quickly becoming a trend. In past two months alone, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sergey Brin, former Google CEO Larry Page, and now Howard Schultz have announced their migration to Miami.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Schultz has lived in Seattle since 1979, where he built Starbucks into a global brand. The billionaire says he\u2019s making the move in order to pursue his next adventure. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe [Schultz and his wife, Sheri Schultz] have moved to Miami for our next adventure together. We are enjoying the sunshine of South Florida and its allure to our kids on the East Coast as they raise families of their own,\u201d he explained.<\/span><\/p>\n After 44 years in Seattle, Schultz \u2014 worth $6.6 billion \u2014 will settle into a <\/span>$44 million penthouse<\/span><\/a> at the Surf Club, Four Seasons Private Residences in Surfside, about fifteen miles from Miami. The five bedroom penthouse is 5,500 square feet and has a rooftop terrace. While his nonprofit, the Schultz Family Foundation, will remain in Seattle, his family office will relocate with him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Schultz\u2019s announced his decision on the same day that the Washington State House of Representatives approved a new millionaire tax. The measure passed 52-46 on Wednesday and advanced to the Senate. If it passes, Washington will lose its status as one of the nine states without an income tax. The legislation would impose\u00a0 a 9.9% tax on income for earners making above $1 million. Washington policymakers argue that only <\/span>0.5%<\/span><\/a> of tax payers would be subject to the new levy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n State Rep. Ed Orcutt, one of the 46 legislators who voted against the bill said<\/a>, \u201cThe problem is overspending. There is no tax or combination of taxes that can keep up with a legislature that continually overspends revenue.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n