Across the country, families are being told that brutal cuts to healthcare, nutrition programs, and education are inevitable. But that is a false choice created by decades of billionaire influence over our tax system.

Massachusetts proved what happens when leaders make the wealthy pay their fair share. By passing a 4% surtax on annual income over $1 million, Massachusetts raised nearly $3 billion in its first year, more than double what experts projected. That revenue is constitutionally dedicated to education and transportation, ensuring that billionaires cannot use loopholes or lobbying to claw it back. Instead of cutting services, Massachusetts is now investing in schools, repairing roads, and expanding public transit.

The results are undeniable: taxing the rich works. Billionaires know this. That is why they are fighting to stop surtaxes from spreading. They bankroll think tanks that churn out false studies warning of “job losses.” They flood campaigns with dark money to scare governors away from bold action. But the facts are clear that the rich have not fled Massachusetts, the economy has not collapsed, and the state budget is stronger than it has been in years.

We cannot let billionaires dictate state budgets while children go hungry, seniors lose care, and classrooms fall apart. Governors must act now. The path is proven, the public is with us, and the time for excuses is over.

Demand that your governor follow Massachusetts’ lead, reject billionaire obstruction, and pass a Millionaires’ Surtax to fund education, healthcare, and infrastructure for the people they were elected to serve.