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Massachusetts has been at the forefront of the debate over taxing millionaires after voters passed the Fair Share Amendment in 2022, a ballot measure that added a surtax for those claiming more than $1 million in income.
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Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to allow 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into its market at a tariff rate of about 6%, removing a 100% surtax, in response to Chinese leader Xi Jinping cutting tariffs on canola, a key Canadian agricultural export.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
In 2022, Massachusetts created a 4% surtax on income over $1 million.
—Gregory D. Squires, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2026
The proposal includes a surtax on high incomes, a wealth tax on large financial assets, and a tax on passive income.
—Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
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Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to allow 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into its market at a tariff rate of about 6%, removing a 100% surtax, in response to Chinese leader Xi Jinping cutting tariffs on canola, a key Canadian agricultural export.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
In 2022, Massachusetts created a 4% surtax on income over $1 million.
—Gregory D. Squires, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2026
The proposal includes a surtax on high incomes, a wealth tax on large financial assets, and a tax on passive income.
—Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surtax
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Solar customers who had their systems installed under earlier iterations of the tariff still get compensated at the retail rate for 20 years from the time their systems became operational before the new rules affect them.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Trump spent the better part of 2025 whipsawing traders via frequent changes regarding tariff levels.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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Airlines may impose additional fuel surcharge fees amid prolonged spikes in fuel costs, Goodger said.—
Jessica Dickler,Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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That same anti-rich mania is driving Illinois Democrats to push for a 3% surcharge levied against $1 million earners.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Chancellor Gordon Brown reacted by cutting duty on ultra-low sulphur petrol, freezing duty on other grades of motor fuel, putting more vehicles into the lowest vehicle excise duty band — a tax cut for most lorries — and taxing foreign truckers using British roads.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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Washington state already ranks a dismal 45th out of the 50 states in tax friendliness because of a heavy burden of sales, capital gains, property and excise taxes.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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While residents keep every dollar of their paycheck free from state income tax, the state makes up the revenue in other ways.—
System Process,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Candelora cautioned that the state’s large budget surpluses of the past seven years may be coming to an end due to economic volatility as thousands of residents are preparing their annual April 15 income tax returns.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Chicago Bears will have to wait until at least April for action on a property tax bill that would boost their efforts to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights, as the Illinois House is set to adjourn Friday.—
Marissa Perlman,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Bretón asked about the potential consequences of state workers unionizing to secure 100% telework in downtown, including the loss of property tax revenue and foot traffic.—
Kat Tran,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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In 1964: The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited both Congress and any of the states from imposing a poll tax or any other tax to vote in federal elections, was ratified.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Republicans meanwhile have pushed against expansion, especially by supporting voter ID laws, which can make voting more time consuming, and in some cases, may require people to pay fees to secure IDs (which critics liken to a poll tax).—
Time,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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