Massachusetts has a surtax on the highest earners:

[applegrove]

Taxing the rich helped make America
the greatest country on Earth in the 20th century

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[sop]

1. Massachusetts ranks number one as the best state to live in due to its world-class education and health care,

strong economy, and high quality of life, despite a higher cost of living.

[applegrove]

2. I did not know that. I love Boston. Been there twice.

[sop]

6. WalletHub ranked it as "best state to live in":

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-to-live-in/62617

They also ranked Massachusetts as the "Best State Economy in the Country":

https://www.mass.gov/news/massachusetts-ranked-best-state-economy-in-the-country

Rankings vary, but Massachusetts is always somewhere near the top.

[Scrivener7]

3. Makes sense. No one needs that second billion.

[applegrove]

4. Might encourage some giving to charity too.

[Wounded Bear]

5. WA has been trying to do that, but repubs always call it an "income tax" and...

argue it's against the State Constitution.