Just notified by my Union that dues will no longer be deductible on my taxes....

[spanone]

i'm sure this is the republican way of discouraging union participation...

[member12]

1. political time bombs hidden in tax reform

This is just one of several. Some others:

- We also can't deduct SaLT anymore (which is a big deal in some blue states). This seems like straight up political hit to me against Democrats in California, New Jersey, and New York. State income taxes are how we pay for education, public defenders, infrastructure, etc.
- Assuming Trump finds his way into a second term somehow, his likely Democrat predecessor will face immense pressure to extend the tax cuts in their very first year since they expire in 2025. This will ultimately define that year for whoever is president at the time.

[gopiscrap]

15. welcome to du

[Wellstone ruled]

2. There went you ten dollar tax break my friend

[spanone]

3. my dues are around $300

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Just joking,Know full well

what your paying.

My hunch is,these odds and ends are the Straws that will Break the Camels back with the fence sitters on this Tax Bill. And we know this is just another attack on Unions.

[spanone]

6. it won't affect me as much as many other laborers ....👍🏼 i think you're right

[Wellstone ruled]

7. But,my friend,it is

the Principal of this action that tells us the real story. You and I know how this effects certain rank and file in a very negative way. And yes the Laborers get hit the hardest.

[spanone]

9. it's mean and targeted. just what i expect from a republican tax bill.

[Wellstone ruled]

11. This is just the start,

The Republicans are sitting on a National Right to Work Law just waiting to insert it in a massive Budget Reconciliation deal.

[spanone]

12. yea, i've expected that for some time....

[procon]

4. Trump is retaliating against every group that opposed his candidacy or

ever dissed him in public. More or these special vindictive clauses will turn up as the experts dig into this mess.

[msongs]

8. unionists voting for trump are getting their reward. hope they like it. nt

[The_Casual_Observer]

10. "Freedom isn't Free!" "The price of freedom"

Hope all those Union Folk in the north that were on the news before & after the election that were so wise-ass about voting for humpty trumty are digging it!

[Hoyt]

13. A lot of people didn't really get a deduction before because unreimbursed expenses, like union dues,

had to exceed 2% of income. But, if you are paying for tools, uniforms, etc., one might get an actual deduction.

[riverwalker]

14. Nurse could deduct union dues

And required education, uniforms, shoes, stethoscopes, professional magazines, liscence fees, it used to add up. I suppose all gone now.