<description>&lt;p&gt;Despite the loud protests and misinformation, despite the Trump administration cutting taxes like there's no tomorrow, there's a wealth tax wave that's rising across US states...we look at the most successful models and what they tell us about the future.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;"It's really a matter of the politicians catching up to where the people already are"&lt;/em&gt; ~ William Rice, Americans for Tax Fairness&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Guests: &lt;a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-rice-96b02a13" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;William Rice&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-rice-96b02a13" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Americans for Tax Fairness&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://budgetandpolicy.org/our-team/evan-walker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Evan Walker&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href= "https://budgetandpolicy.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Washington State Budget and Policy Center&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosted by Naomi Fowler, co-produced wsith Leo Schick for the Tax Justice Network.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Transcript of the podcast: &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Taxcast_June_26_transcript.pdf"&gt; https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Taxcast_June_26_transcript.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Further Reading:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Washington's new Millionaires Tax offers big support to people throughout the state &lt;a href= "https://budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/washingtons-new-millionaires-tax-offers-big-support-to-people-throughout-the-state/"&gt; https://budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/washingtons-new-millionaires-tax-offers-big-support-to-people-throughout-the-state/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Historic new policy – now signed into law – has been decades in the making! &lt;a href= "https://budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/millionaires-tax/"&gt;https://budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/millionaires-tax/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Maine enacts millionaire tax in historic win for working families &lt;a href= "https://www.mecep.org/news/maine-enacts-millionaire-tax-in-historic-win-for-working-families/"&gt; https://www.mecep.org/news/maine-enacts-millionaire-tax-in-historic-win-for-working-families/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Washington state's 'historic' millionaire tax takes aim at super-rich &lt;a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/washington-state-millionaire-tax-wealth"&gt; https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/washington-state-millionaire-tax-wealth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The party of the rich just taxed the rich in WA. Can that hold? &lt;a href= "https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/the-party-of-the-rich-just-taxed-the-rich-in-wa-can-that-hold/"&gt; https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/the-party-of-the-rich-just-taxed-the-rich-in-wa-can-that-hold/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Study behind millionaire exodus claims drops author and numbers after fake data accusations &lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/press/millionaire-exodus-study-drops-author-and-numbers-after-fake-data-accusations/"&gt; https://taxjustice.net/press/millionaire-exodus-study-drops-author-and-numbers-after-fake-data-accusations/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Taxcast

Tax Justice Network

Wealth Tax Wave in the USA

JUN 24, 202634 MIN
The Taxcast

Wealth Tax Wave in the USA

JUN 24, 202634 MIN

Description

Despite the loud protests and misinformation, despite the Trump administration cutting taxes like there's no tomorrow, there's a wealth tax wave that's rising across US states...we look at the most successful models and what they tell us about the future. "It's really a matter of the politicians catching up to where the people already are" ~ William Rice, Americans for Tax Fairness Guests: William Rice, Americans for Tax Fairness and Evan Walker of Washington State Budget and Policy Center Hosted by Naomi Fowler, co-produced wsith Leo Schick for the Tax Justice Network. Transcript of the podcast: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Taxcast_June_26_transcript.pdf Further Reading: Washington's new Millionaires Tax offers big support to people throughout the state https://budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/washingtons-new-millionaires-tax-offers-big-support-to-people-throughout-the-state/ Historic new policy – now signed into law – has been decades in the making! https://budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/millionaires-tax/ Maine enacts millionaire tax in historic win for working families https://www.mecep.org/news/maine-enacts-millionaire-tax-in-historic-win-for-working-families/ Washington state's 'historic' millionaire tax takes aim at super-rich https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/washington-state-millionaire-tax-wealth The party of the rich just taxed the rich in WA. Can that hold? https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/the-party-of-the-rich-just-taxed-the-rich-in-wa-can-that-hold/ Study behind millionaire exodus claims drops author and numbers after fake data accusations https://taxjustice.net/press/millionaire-exodus-study-drops-author-and-numbers-after-fake-data-accusations/