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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

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submitted 1 week ago by not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world

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[–] masinko@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Massachusetts implemented a 4% millionaire tax in 2022 and a small capital gains tax. The results?

extra $3b in tax revenue, extra $1.3b with the capital gains changed.
passed a $2.5 billion infrastructure & education bill
millionaires in Massachusetts actually grew because of the economic expansion
collective wealth of the people in the state went up by 40% two years after it passed

It's proven that it works. We just need policies that benefit people and not just the rich.

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[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 days ago

But then how will Musk et al ever become trillionaires if they are taxed accordingly? /s