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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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The original cost was $510,000 but that's gone up by an additional $75,000 due to import tariffs and taxes.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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That method has faced setbacks in wake of the Supreme Court’s February ruling against the president’s ability to impose tariffs without Congress.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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Thanks to the unbelievably reckless fiscal policies of Maryland Democrats, residents are now supposed to celebrate the governor and the General Assembly for generously granting us a paltry break on the completely misguided EmPOWER Maryland surcharge.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Apr. 2026
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Details, including the rates and whether the surcharge will scale up over time, have yet to be fully hashed out, Hochul said.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Superfund excise taxes have financed hazardous waste cleanup.—
Nicolas S. Rohatyn,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The government approved a range of measures two weeks ago to cut fuel prices, including a temporary reduction in excise taxes on motor fuels, expansion of a rebate for truckers and bus operators that use diesel fuel, and extension of a program that helps low-income people with their heating costs.—
Brian Melley,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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By 1918, progressive income tax rates touched 77%.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Just after midnight on Thursday, the Missouri Senate passed a bill that supporters say could lead to the elimination of the state’s income tax, and grants lawmakers broad authority to raise sales taxes to replace it.—
Jack Harvel
April 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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The ordinance, which failed to receive the votes necessary in order to move forward for adoption, would have allocated $500,000 from the Affordable Housing Fund for a one-year pilot to supply eligible households with a direct credit equal to 20% of their final property tax bill.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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In Oakland, California, voters approved a vacant property tax in 2018 which charges $3,000 to $6,000 annually on properties used less than 50 days a year.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Akbar had already incorporated Hindus into the Mughal military and administrative system and abolished the jizyah (a poll tax historically levied on non-Muslims under Islamic law) as part of a policy of inclusion.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 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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