Time to Share
LONG OVERDUE Redistribution Required
An American Awakening?
”The Millionaire Tax in Massachusetts is paying off big” - Yahoo Finance
”The surtax, known as the “millionaires tax,” applies to income over a threshold that adjusts each year for infl0ation. For 2025, that threshold is $1,083,150. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue last month certified preliminary estimates that the state collected $2.987 billion from the surtax in fiscal 2025, far more than the $1.3 billion state officials estimated. The state also collected $2.439 billion from taxes on capital gains.
Under state law, the money must go toward education and transportation.”
The prediction was that the rich would flee the state. Another scare tactic by the Oligarchs - DEBUNKED!
More Millionaires in Massachusetts despite surtax passed in 2022. - Axios
”Massachusetts has seen a 38.6% jump in the number of millionaire residents since voters approved a 4% surtax on high earners in 2022.
Why it matters: The uptick in super-wealthy Bay Staters contradicts predictions that rich residents would flee the state for lower-tax areas, like over the state line in income-tax-free New Hampshire.”
How does the idea of one arrogant bigoted/racist monster of a man having this much money sit with you? Should there be a maximum level of wealth for any individual or family? Should America continue to build wealth for a few white men when children of all colors are deprived of food and shelter? When American mothers must decide whether to spend their meager paychecks on food OR rent OR medicine?
I applaud the success of those who have employed great ideas and worked hard to become affluent. That’s part of the American dream. But when millions of Americans suffer for lack of food, housing and medicine - while a few have more than they know what to do with - the system needs fixing.
In stark and refreshing contrast:
Letter from the Patriotic Millionaires:
“Yesterday, Patriotic Millionaire Abigail Disney and our Founder and President Erica Payne each spoke at two separate events in Washington, D.C. as part of the 2025 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the IMF. Both events focused on the harm extreme wealth concentration poses to our global well-being and considered various national and international policy solutions that could redress it. We were honored to be part of these high-level discussions and are thrilled to see our work and message continue to attract attention from around the world.”
“A level of wealth beyond which only madness lies”
”Earlier in the day, Abigail spoke on the panel “Extreme Wealth—How much is too much? A new measure for better economies, democracies, and societies...”
Erica Payne - Founder and President of Patriotic Millionaires:
“We could build a heaven on Earth”
“I believe that this could be the greatest era in human history. We have all the technology we need. We have all the knowledge we need. We have all of the connections with one another, the communications. We have all the information we need to create the kind of world that will work for everybody. And then to keep that world going as humankind evolves, we could build a heaven on Earth. I know that sounds weird, but that’s what we could do. We could make this work, and the people in this room can do that.”
”Here’s the thing, democracy is so irritating, so messy. Nobody gets along. You have to fight. You have to compromise. But no matter how messy democracy is, it’s a heck of a lot better than those billionaires.”
Mark Zuckerberg Sailed 5,300 Miles With Two Superyachts Only to Helicopter Up a Mountain and Ski Down in Billionaire Style
Mark Zuckerberg’s recent adventure, involving the mobilization of his two superyachts for a transatlantic journey to Norway’s fjords, epitomizes the intersection of luxury, legal ingenuity, and high-stakes adventure. - Sustainability Times
Isn’t it time for some big changes?
Doesn’t it feel like we have finally tipped the scales to the morbidly obscene? Perhaps the pain of the current “shutdown” will stimulate and motivate Americans to act. It doesn’t have to be radical or revolutionary. But I suspect if efforts like those in Massachusetts are not employed, history suggests that something messier could occur.
The question for state legislators:
If the Federal government can’t be relied on to feed and house the poor, doesn’t it fall to you to find the money? The United States is the richest nation in the world, the richest country in the history of the world. The money is being held by a greedy few. They own it because of a badly constructed tax system. Much of it was inherited and much of it was accumulated by underpaying their workers. Isn’t it time to re-balance the scales to basic fairness?
Personal therapy post. Finding my mental health and joy from the Earth:
The last step in closing down the organic vegetable garden at the farm is the cutting of the asparagus. The gold will turn to brown. I’ll cut them to the ground. Apply a bit of lime (asparagus likes a slightly sweet soil) and a two inch blanket of compost. By late April (used to be May) we will be eating my all time favorite veggie for about six weeks.
I picked these tomatoes a few weeks ago when they were green and a frost was predicted. They ripened nicely in paper bags. Cherokee Purple, Woodstock (the greenish one) and two Harvest Moons. Seedlings were purchased from a local farm. Here’s her website if you enjoy lovely pictures of plants.
I just asked Google what states are stepping up to fill the void. Notice anything?
"As of November 8, 2025, several states are issuing or have issued full SNAP benefits following a federal court order, including California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Wisconsin, with others like Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut expected to follow suit. Other states have also taken action, such as using state funds to provide temporary assistance or directing their departments to make the payments as soon as possible."
Cherokee Purple, my favorite 🤩