‘Millionaires’ Tax’ Referendum Spiked By Massachusetts High Court

A proposed referendum asking voters to approve an income surtax on millionaires won't go to the ballot this year, because the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that it violates the state constitution. The court ruled 5-2 on Monday that the ballot question, which sought a 4-percentage-point surtax on individual incomes of $1,000,000 or higher to benefit public education and transportation, violates the Massachusetts Constitution's requirement that ballot questions contain items "whi

A proposed referendum asking voters to approve an income surtax on millionaires won't go to the ballot this year, because the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that it violates the state constitution. The court ruled 5-2 on Monday that the ballot question, which sought a 4-percentage-point surtax on individual incomes of $1,000,000 or higher to benefit public education and transportation, violates the Massachusetts Constitution's requirement that ballot questions contain items "whi…