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Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public school student is going to get free lunch (www.businessinsider.com)
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Students in Massachusetts will get free lunch and breakfast at school thanks to a new 4% tax put on people who earn more than $1 million.

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[-] galloog1@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't claim a management of funds on them. That would be intellectually dishonest. I also don't think they were recommending this move. It was a populous initiative. That being said, we'll see if the trends materialize to make it worth the change.

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