A national wealth tax has gone nowhere. Now some states want to tax the ultra-rich
Each state has its own approach for taxing the rich, but typically the strategies include taxing assets as well as lowering the threshold for estate taxes.
Tax the rich? Liberals renew push for state wealth taxes
Supporters of taxes on the very rich contend that people are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic with a bigger appetite for what they’re calling “tax justice.”
Hawaiʻi Tax Fairness Coalition protest at state capitol in favor of new tax on ultra-wealthy
The coalition is proposing new taxes on the ultra wealthy, and more tax relief to the low and middle income residents.
State progressives launch coordinated push to raise taxes on the rich
A coalition of left-leaning state legislators announced a new effort Thursday to tax the richest Americans, simultaneously introducing bills across eight states.
Tax-the-rich blue states want to leave wealthy ‘nowhere to hide’
Progressive lawmakers in a handful of blue states joined forces Thursday in a campaign to fire up energy for tax-the-rich policies in state capitols.