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Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public-school student is going to get free lunch.

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  1. [4]
    BeanBurrito
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    Massachusetts passed a 4% tax on people who make more than $1 million a year. Revenue from the new income tax is being used to give kids lunch and breakfast at school. Massachusetts is the eighth...
    • Massachusetts passed a 4% tax on people who make more than $1 million a year.
    • Revenue from the new income tax is being used to give kids lunch and breakfast at school.
    • Massachusetts is the eighth state to start free lunches since a pandemic-era federal program ended.
    23 votes
    1. [3]
      Pioneer
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      There's 58,000(ish) people in the UK who make more than £500K. I wonder what the return was if we had a policy like this one in place? Great to see, especially in the US.

      There's 58,000(ish) people in the UK who make more than £500K.

      I wonder what the return was if we had a policy like this one in place?

      Great to see, especially in the US.

      7 votes
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        BeanBurrito
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        The law in Mass. would be equivalent to make more than 787,668 pounds a year.

        The law in Mass. would be equivalent to make more than 787,668 pounds a year.

        5 votes
        1. Pioneer
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          The HMRC data goes from £500K to £1M without any real steps between, so it was just easier. It'd be A LOT of revenue, even if each of those people would be at £1M to be honest. £2.3B extra for...

          The HMRC data goes from £500K to £1M without any real steps between, so it was just easier.

          It'd be A LOT of revenue, even if each of those people would be at £1M to be honest. £2.3B extra for social enterprises in the UK? Yes please. That's at the base level of £1M p/a as well. We've got a fair few more billionairres than that to tax.

          6 votes