The governor of Rhode Island is defending a proposed luxury tax for pricey second homes that has been dubbed "the Taylor Swift tax".

Gov Gina Raimondo says she wants to raise nearly $12 million by implementing a statewide property tax on second homes worth more than 1 million.

Taylor owns a beachfront mansion in Westerly, Rhode Island. More here: http://m.billboard.com/v/News/TaylorSwiftTaxDefend

When will our faves?

Taylor Swift ha impact

Queen of taxes.

Queen of the property taxes.

lol Taylor fixed the shore line with her own money, send them the bill Taylor

Not Taylor being solely responsible for keeping the US economy afloat.

Economics chanteuse...

If only they could apply this to NYC millionaires with 2nd, 3rd or even 4th homes who take up valuable space without actually living in the city

Queen of impact and taxes

Say goodbye to all the coins made by people buying Her albums now that they can't be streamed.

Tax queen.

Taxable Queen

Queen

She will just pull a Spotify on them and pull her house from Rhode Island so they don't get the coins.

Besides she already pays property taxes on the house. She isn't even there most of the time, pays people to maintain it and they want to gouge her for more cash just because she is rich. I don't even have to look up this Gov. to know she is a democrat.

Why can you afford to live there and they are taking that space from you?