High Court’s Decision on Millionaires Tax Buys Time – But Massachusetts Needs A New Game Plan

The people of Massachusetts have dodged a missile on a technicality. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Monday that a referendum asking voters to approve a 4-percentage-point income tax surcharge on incomes of $1 million or more violates the state's constitution because it links three items that aren't related:  income tax rate, transportation, and public education.

The people of Massachusetts have dodged a missile on a technicality. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Monday that a referendum asking voters to approve a 4-percentage-point income tax surcharge on incomes of $1 million or more violates the state's constitution because it links three items that aren't related:  income tax rate, transportation, and public education.…