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dsc

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1. that really is a misnomer

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 10:25 PM

Aug 20

Many millionaires do not make anything like a million dollars a year (this is what the tax actually is a tax on income over $1 million). Owning a paid off house in MA and a decent sized investment account would easily make a person a millionaire in MA even if the income to get that was say $200,000 a year.

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