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Coalition Pushes Ultrawealthy Tax to Fund Public Goods

1/17/2026

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A coalition of labor groups and community advocates is launching a campaign to raise taxes on the ultrawealthy to counter funding cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The campaign promotes laws modeled on Massachusetts' millionaires tax, which generated $3 billion from 25,000 households.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner emphasized a more equitable tax system at a Maine town hall and backed healthcare as a public good.

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Story summary

A coalition of labor groups and community advocates is launching a campaign to raise taxes on the ultrawealthy to counter funding cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The campaign promotes laws modeled on Massachusetts' millionaires tax, which generated $3 billion from 25,000 households.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner emphasized a more equitable tax system at a Maine town hall and backed healthcare as a public good.