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Brown promised that surtax would be temporary, but later a coalition of public employee unions, led by the California Teachers Association, sponsored a ballot measure that extended it to 2030.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
In Massachusetts, despite pessimistic predictions, a 2022 millionaire surtax saw revenue double the projections and the millionaire population grow, fears of a mass departure.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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Bond yields Persistent inflation, tariffs and whipsawing gas prices are not the only obstacles complicating the task for the Fed.

— Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
Chinese cars are effectively banned in the United States through steep tariffs and regulatory restrictions, but that doesn’t apply to everything China touches in the auto industry.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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The tax has also sparked public sparring over whether California risks driving away the people who pay an outsized chunk of its bills, with nearly half of the state’s personal income tax revenue coming from the top 1%.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Tax threshold tinkering Burnham has committed to keep Labour’s manifesto pledge not to raise income tax rates.

— Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026

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Meanwhile, Indiana went considerably further, temporarily suspending its fuel use and excise taxes.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
In ordinary tax terminology, income, property, and estate taxes are often described as direct taxes, while sales, excise, and customs duties are generally characterized as indirect taxes.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

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Fifty percent of the revenues collected from these tax increases would provide residential and commercial property tax relief, with the other 50% directed towards improving state funding for public education, the referendum details.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Earlier this summer, the board capped the total amount that the government can collect in property tax dollars to $291 million in 2027.

— Sofi Zeman August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

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For instance, last year, Ontario briefly applied a 25% surcharge on electricity imports to the United States.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Even if the surcharge caused higher-income residents to vacate their apartments (which likely are over 50 years old and in need of substantial rehab), the median rents probably exceed the 30% of income level of New Yorkers most in need of housing.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

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