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Recent Examples of surtax
In 2022, Massachusetts created a 4% surtax on income over $1 million.
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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
In 2022, Massachusetts voters approved a 4 percent surtax on annual taxable income over $1 million.
—Austin Sarat, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Disney and her allies want a surtax on incomes over $1 million.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
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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
In 2022, Massachusetts voters approved a 4 percent surtax on annual taxable income over $1 million.
—Austin Sarat, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Disney and her allies want a surtax on incomes over $1 million.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surtax
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Jim O’Connor, ValenSil’s buyer and hiring manager, attributed the production drop-off to the steep tariffs on inputs like aluminum and the heavily unpredictable nature of how they’ve been implemented.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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That discontent then feeds domestic politics, producing anti-globalization policies like tariffs; that, in turn, feeds back into the international system, deepening instability.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Fuel surcharge fees can be as much as 5 to 10% of the airfare, according to estimates from Arnot.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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The disruptions have already caused a brief spike in Brent crude oil prices, with the carriers raising freight rates for shipping in the area and implementing emergency surcharge fees.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Mar. 2026
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The city’s excise and public health departments were well-rated for their professionalism, communication and turnaround times.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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WalletHub calculated effective state and local tax rates based on income taxes, property taxes and sales and excise taxes.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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The number of tax filers with no federal income tax would increase from 37 million under current law to 66 million under Van Hollen's proposal, according to Steve Wamhoff, director of federal tax policy at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank.—
JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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The loss of the IEEPA tariffs is a massive blow to the administration’s hopes of tariff revenue not just paying down the nearly $39 trillion national debt, but being used to give rebates to Americans and replace income tax.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Revisiting a hasty property tax reform House Bill 389 emerged in the waning days of the 2021 legislative session, already the longest in Idaho history.—
Mark Dee
March 6,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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During the city budgeting process four years ago, the Olathe City Council began to investigate what a property tax rebate program could look like for residents.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 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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“Surtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surtax. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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