noob_tube03 t1_ivvcq60 wrote
Reply to comment by pajamaset in In divided U.S., Massachusetts turns deeper blue; Turnout in Cambridge, Somerville is under 50% by blackdynomitesnewbag
>I’m not biased I just know super wealthy people, people working in startups, people living in and selling extremely expensive homes. We are upper middle class and I promise you this tax does only good for us, no harm at all.
It feels strawman, you're the second person to reply saying "I think this tax is great and I look forward to paying it". Massachusetts already has an optional higher tax rate (and surprise, no one pays it). To your point though, no one making a million dollars, even in a windfall event, is really going to think the extra 6000 in taxes is life changing, especially since at that point they likely will have paid hundreds of thousands in federal and other state taxes. It does feel like a gross money grab, and that's why I'm much more a fan of increasing the cooperate taxes instead. Why does the mob think it's okay to scream "eat the rich" because some one got a windfall? There are plenty of places that money can come from.
I know someone who had a windfall like that. They had to pay over a million dollars in taxes that year. It feels dishonest to say "They didn't pay enough. We need even more of that money". I think putting in a carve out for the windfalls would have also helped target the truly wealthy while letting the middle class continue to build wealth
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