Millionaire Who Made Millions Says: 'Tax Us, We Need Normal People to Pay Bills'
KEY POINTS
- •Victoria Hattersley, a retired millionaire from Mount Vernon, supports a new Washington bill taxing income above $1 million at 9.9%.
- •She credits her wealth to pharmaceutical stock options after starting her career in AIDS research administration and overcoming financial hardships including food bank reliance.
- •The proposed tax affects less than 1% of Washington residents and aims to address income inequality and fund social services, according to supporters.
Victoria Hattersley, 70, Mount Vernon’s retired millionaire and former Harvard AIDS research admin, backs Washington’s proposed 9.9% tax on incomes over $1 million starting 2028. From Trumbull’s discount stores to pharma stock options, she’s done food banks and biotech boardrooms, so trust her tax advice. She calls excessive riches a diagnosis: 'excessive wealth disorder'—the only syndrome making millionaires panic over quarterly tax bites. Only 1% in Washington will be taxed, against a regressive state tax system where poor folks pay more and rich folks hire accountants like Olympic coaches to dodge taxes. She insists it's not charity, just 'pay your fair share' before capitalism implodes.
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(1 of 3)Only a millionaire who fought food banks and biostatistics can preach, 'tax me harder,' while naming your affluenza 'excessive wealth disorder.' Spoiler—it's a billionaires' PTSD over losing a few zeros.
Washington proposes taxing millionaires 9.9%, and a millionaire actually says 'do it'—because nothing says capitalism like a self-inflicted wealth haircut.
When your worst enemy is your own portfolio and you call it 'excessive wealth disorder,' you might just be rich enough to lose a few bucks—and proud of it.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 3/8/2026 | Author: Jordan Pandy
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