rexi<p><a href="https://action.ips-dc.org/a/inequality-millionaires-tax" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.ips-dc.org/a/inequality</span><span class="invisible">-millionaires-tax</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oregon</span></a> </p><p>In '22, MA voters enacted the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FairShare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FairShare</span></a>, imposing a 4% <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surtax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surtax</span></a> on annual incomes above $1M, dedicating the proceeds to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transportation</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a>.</p><p>…A total of $2.2 billion was collected in the first full year of implementation, far exceeding the original forecast of $1 billion.</p><p>Now MA funded <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freetuition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freetuition</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/communitycolleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communitycolleges</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeschoollunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeschoollunch</span></a> at public schools; lowered fares and expanded bus service statewide, invested in bridges and rail.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ORpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ORpol</span></a></p>