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[–]therazorx👹🧹🥇 The road to truth is often messy. 👹📜🕵️🎖️[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Business Insider breaks it down further:

Here's a complete breakdown of how the $1 billion revenue from the millionaire's tax will be spent, according to the governor's office:

  • $71 million for early education and care. The governor's office says this will increase childcare slots for income-eligible families and put the state on a path to universal pre-K

  • $224 million for K-12 education, which Healey's office says will guarantee access to free lunch for students across the state, expand routes for high school students to earn college degrees, and fund clean energy infrastructure in schools

  • $229 million for higher education. The governor's office says this will help make community college and a four-year degree more accessible through the MassReconnect program and financial aid expansions

  • $477 million is earmarked for transportation programs. This includes:

  • $206 million to improve accessibility at commuter rail stations, the implementation of "a means-tested fares pilot," to support the workforce and safety.

  • $75 million for "critical highway bridge" infrastructure

  • $100 million to fix and maintain roadways

  • $96 million for regional transit, especially in rural communities, and water transportation

all that with just 4% on incomes over 1 million. Imagine if the rich were taxed properly over the last few decades....

[–]MeganDelacroix🤡🌎 detainee 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

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Anyone who believes any of that will happen ought to be committed.

[–]therazorx👹🧹🥇 The road to truth is often messy. 👹📜🕵️🎖️[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Maybe, Maybe not. Time will tell either way, and I am aware of earmarked taxes being shuffled around without voter consent, but it's still better than not taxing them.