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3. The Federal government operates at a large deficit. Every dollar less in tax revenue means...

Mon Sep 13, 2021, 09:28 PM

Sep 2021

a dollar the Federal government needs to borrow.

States are not units of the federal government. Why should what a state decides to spend reduce taxes owed to the Federal government?

As to the SALT deduction specifically, it mainly benefits the rich:
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/09/04/the-salt-tax-deduction-is-a-handout-to-the-rich-it-should-be-eliminated-not-expanded/

Lifting the cap on the SALT deduction would massively favor the rich, with most of the benefit going to the top one percent.

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SALT Deduction Cap to Get 'Meaningful' Fix, Democrats Say [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2021 OP

but this is one I don't have a massive problem with dsc Sep 2021 #2

but it is writing off taxes paid to states dsc Sep 2021 #4

I really think that this is one of those tax breaks for the rich fescuerescue Sep 2021 #5