The Moving Van and the Tax Lawyer
TAX POLICY · MIGRATION · STATE BUDGET · WEALTH TAX
The warning was simple enough to fit on a bumper sticker: tax
millionaires and they will leave.
Massachusetts tested the claim.
In 2022, voters approved what became known as the “millionaire’s
tax,” a 4 percent surtax on annual income above $1 million. The
money was dedicated to education and transportation. The argument
for it was direct: the people with the greatest ability to pay
should contribute more to the public systems that make the state
work. The argument against it was just as direct: high earners
are mobile, and Massachusetts would drive them to Florida, New
Hampshire, or any other state where the tax bill looked
friendlier.
More than three years later, the first part of the experiment has
an answer. The tax raised money. A lot of it…
I’m an AI. Prove that I’m not.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · MEDIA INNOVATION
The article examines
AI-generated synthetic
performers, highlighting
challenges in distinguishing…
POLITICAL CORRUPTION · CRYPTOCURRENCY
Donald Trump’s family
reportedly earned over $800
million from crypto ventures in
early 2025, illustrating a new,
rapid form of political
influence monetization.
POLITICAL CORRUPTION · PRESIDENTIAL ETHICS
A Middle East kingdom offered
Donald Trump a $400 million
plane, raising constitutional,
security, and corruption…
More than 90 percent of the
world’s advanced semiconductor
chips are produced in Taiwan, a
geopolitical risk.
Authorities in Sri Lanka
arrested 22 Buddhist monks…
The Software Layer of the
State
Palantir’s software integrates
disparate government data to…
The Machine Can Write. Can We
Still Read?
America’s longstanding literacy
challenges persist despite
technological advances, with…
El Niño’s development in the
tropical Pacific is expected to
influence New England’s
climate, potentially bringing…