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Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public school student is going to get free lunch.

https://www.businessinsider.com/massachusetts-millionaire-tax-gets-kids-free-school-lunches-2023-8

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Massachusetts millionaire tax gets kids free school lunches

Massachusetts the eighth state to adopt a plan for free school lunch for all students who want it.

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Show threadU.S. Politics in Real TimeOct 10, 2023
Massachusetts has implemented a 4% tax on incomes over $1 million, with revenues dedicated to funding free school meals. The state becomes the eighth to offer free lunches post-pandemic-era federal program's conclusion.
Show threadfrater musAug 14, 2023
@uspolitics Imagine the goodwill if millionaires funded this kind of thing voluntarily.
Show threadJeSuisUnHombreAug 14, 2023
@fratermus @uspolitics I'm glad that isn't the way this was accomplished.
#philanthropy #secondThought
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8w3qPwpzZA
Why Billionaire Philanthropy Won't Solve Anything

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Show threadt o d d w a r n e rAug 14, 2023
@uspolitics Clarification: It's a 4% tax on folks making over $1 million in income per year, not a 4% tax on millionaires. Those are two very different groups of people. The headline is utterly incorrect.
Show threadsandywb14Aug 14, 2023
@uspolitics ❤️
Show threadGrey ElephantAug 14, 2023
@uspolitics @JeSuisUnHombre @fratermus
This reminded me of an episode of Patriot Act
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS9CFBlLOcg
Why Billionaires Won’t Save Us | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix

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Show threadJeSuisUnHombreAug 14, 2023
@greyelephant @uspolitics @fratermus lol, I had forgotten about this, to someone else I shared the second thought video, both are good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8w3qPwpzZA
Why Billionaire Philanthropy Won't Solve Anything

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Show threadTC Won't Give In To LiesAug 14, 2023

@uspolitics

THIS is how we can have nice things ☝☝☝
#TaxTheRich

Show threadKarolynAug 14, 2023
@uspolitics Good. Feed the children. Just feed them.
Show threadrlmAug 14, 2023
@MMGirlfriend @uspolitics We were doing this for a while during (officially recognized) pandemic times and it makes such a huge difference, not distinguishing the free-lunch kids from the paid-lunch kids and therefore not stigmatizing the former *at every school lunch-hour*. So glad we've pulled this off here!
Show threadKarolynAug 14, 2023
@rmordecai @uspolitics Minnesota, too, and I completely agree.
Show threadSmokeyGeoAug 14, 2023
@uspolitics this is it? Before, all you had to do if you were low-income was fill out a form to qualify for free lunches in Massachusetts but now everybody (including ppl who can afford lunches for the kids, which is most) gets "free" lunches. I know a couple millionaire types who are relocating out of Massachusetts - lower taxes! So how is this tax smart?
Show threadFull Queue DeveloperAug 14, 2023
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