Democratic governor proposes ‘Taylor Swift tax’

Published March 20, 2015 8:40pm ET



Taylor Swift and Rhode Island may break up and never, ever get back together after the state named a tax after her and her extravagant home.

The world-famous singer bought an oceanfront mansion in Rhode Island in 2013 that may now have her seeing red. Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo proposed a statewide property tax on second homes worth at least $1 million in her budget, now widely hailed as the “Taylor Swift tax.”

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