Ken Paxton is right. Tax cuts will mean Social Security and Medicare cuts.

October 7, 2026 · 11:00 am 3 sources

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• Millionaire tax no more? Rightwing groups lead effort to repeal Washington state law
  The Guardian · October 7, 2026 11:00
  An initiative on November’s ballot aims to overturn the 9.9% tax on earnings above $1m – who’s winning the fight? Voters in Washington state will soon decide the fate of the state’s so-called “ millionaire tax ” – a 9.9% income tax on earnings above $1m that was signed into law in March and is now…

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• Ken Paxton is right. Tax cuts will mean Social Security and Medicare cuts.
  MarketWatch · October 8, 2026 18:08
  It doesn’t matter if you are a Republican or Democrat. Math is math.

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• What Does ‘Tax the Rich’ Actually Mean?
  NerdWallet · October 7, 2026 17:02
  “Tax the rich” can mean far more than higher income taxes. Here’s how candidates are defining it.