Howard Schultz, the billionaire architect of the Starbucks empire, has officially ditched his 40-year Seattle residence for the tax-free sanctuary of Miami, joining a seismic migration of America's ultra-wealthy fleeing new state-level levies.
The 72-year-old business icon confirmed his relocation on 10 March 2026, the same day Washington state lawmakers advanced a landmark 9.9% 'Millionaire Tax' bill. By moving to Florida, Schultz joins a growing 'Billionaire Bunker' in the Sunshine State, following tech titans Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. These moves come as California and Washington push aggressive tax reforms that critics warn are driving the nation's primary wealth-creators into a high-speed exit.
