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“Millionaire (and Billionaire) Taxes Pick Up Steam” – Governing Magazine
By Jared Brey, Quarter 2, 2026 How much do the richest people owe to society? For a growing number of states, the answer is “more.” ...
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“The ‘millionaires tax’ was pitched as a $2 billion revenue source. It’s blown past that, yet again.” – Boston Globe
By Samantha J. Gross, May 25, 2026 Billionaires tax is more like it. The state’s surtax on its highest earners has already generated more than $3.1 billion ...
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“Massachusetts Loses Billions in Income After Millionaire Tax” – Bloomberg
By Greg Ryan, March 20, 2026 (This article shows MassBudget countering the narrative that high-income earners are leaving Massachusetts because of the Fair Share Amendment.) Residents exiting ...
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“Massachusetts loses $4.18 billion in income as young workers leave” – Boston Business Journal
By Stephen MacLeod, March 20, 2026 (This article shows MassBudget countering the narrative that high-income earners are leaving Massachusetts because of the Fair Share Amendment.) Who’s ...
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“From T support to school aid, surtax emerges as crutch for state budgeting” – CommonWealth Beacon & The Local News Ipswich
By Chris Lisinski, CommonWealth Beacon, February 7, 2026 DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ASK, there’s either a sea change underway in how Beacon Hill thinks about ...
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“Governor Healey Releases New Impact Report on Transformative New Fair Share Investments in Education, Transportation” – Office of the Governor Press Release
Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll Press Release, February 5, 2026 Today, Governor Healey posted Delivering on Fair Share, a new Impact Report on how the Healey-Driscoll Administration has ...
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How Will We Spend Fair Share Dollars? Competing Proposals Highlight Needs and Opportunities
Fiscal Year 2024, which starts in July 2023, is the first state budget to include Fair Share dollars, and the Governor's, House, and Senate budget ...
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Fair Share Facts: New Report Tackles “Millionaires Tax” Claims
Contact: Reginauld Williams, 617-426-1228×102, rwilliams@massbudget.org For Immediate Release: Thursday September 15, 2022 BOSTON – With just over 50 days left until the general election here ...
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Fair Share Tax on Incomes Over $1 Million Would Generate at Least $2 Billion a Year
MassBudget estimates that the Fair Share tax on incomes over $1 million is likely to generate at least $2 billion a year in new revenue ...
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New Report Finds That a “Millionaire Tax” Would Make Massachusetts’ Tax System Fairer
For Immediate Release: April 7, 2022 BOSTON, MA – Currently, Massachusetts has an “upside-down” state and local tax system, meaning those with the highest incomes ...
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