As living costs rise, the state where Gates and Bezos made billions is targeting top earners – could other states follow? As living costs rise, the state where Gates and Bezos made billions is targeting top earners – could other states follow? N oel Frame knows exactly how difficult it is to raise taxes on the ultra-wealthy, because she has been trying to do just that – first as an activist, then as a state legislator – for the past 15 years. And until recently almost all of her efforts ended