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Local taxes, some state-specific taxes in a handful of states, and a capital gains surtax on high earners in Minnesota are not included.—
Jason Clayworth,
Axios,
3 Apr. 2025 -
In 2018, after the Wave project was killed, Fort Lauderdale included the one-way pairs project as part of Broward County’s transportation surtax referendum initiative.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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Within the first 100 days of his second administration President Donald Trump has been incredibly busy, implementing major changes from enacting tariffs to targeting diversity initiatives.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The threat of a trade war sparked by President Trump’s tariffs has played a role in the state’s license plate quandary.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith (R) introduced legislation last month, H. 4216, that would move South Carolina from a progressive income tax code with a top rate of 6.2% to a flat 3.99% income tax, with revenue triggers established to cut the rate to 2.49% in the coming years.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Trump has suggested tariffs could potentially replace the income tax, even though economists warn that tariffs raise far less revenue and fall harder on lower-income households.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Regressive tariffs and excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco were the main sources of federal revenue.—
Made by History,
Time,
16 Apr. 2025
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Some states charge no income tax or no sales tax, although all states have some form of property taxes and excise taxes.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Instead, she’s heard repeatedly that people need relief from high property tax bills.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Its data centers added $16 billion to Loudoun County’s $174 billion property tax base in 2024, the report said.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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Under that deal, if catastrophic losses exceed the plan's financial buffers, member insurers could recover their share of payouts by applying surcharges to all policyholders across the state with the commissioner's approval.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, FedEx tacked on a 45 cents-per-pound import demand surcharge on parcel shipments from China, Hong Kong and the Philippines.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Supertax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supertax. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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