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Re:Among the Tax Bill’s Biggest Losers: High-Income, Blue St... by koolba on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @03:40PM (#15855625)
The counter argument is, why should the rest of the country and generally lower income tax payers be subsidizing the high State taxes, high property taxes, and higher mortgage deductions on your expensive homes?

If you want to lower your State tax bill then lobby your State representatives. If you want to lower your property taxes then lobby your local officials. Or vote with your feet and move somewhere that doesn’t subscribe to those high tax policies.

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Re:Among the Tax Bill’s Biggest Losers: High-Income, Blue St... by dragonwriter on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @03:45PM (#15855718)
> The counter argument is, why should the rest of the country and generally lower income tax payers be subsidizing the high State taxes, high property taxes, and higher mortgage deductions on your expensive homes?

They aren't. The high tax states generally are net contributors to the federal treasury, the low tax states are generally net drains.

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Re:Among the Tax Bill’s Biggest Losers: High-Income, Blue St... by kevinh on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @03:43PM (#15855694)
California already pays more to the federal government than it takes out. It is subsidizing poorer states, not the other way around.
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Re:Among the Tax Bill’s Biggest Losers: High-Income, Blue St... by jonathankoren on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @03:50PM (#15855795)
>The counter argument is, why should the rest of the country and generally lower income tax payers be subsidizing the high State taxes, high property taxes, and higher mortgage deductions on your expensive homes?

No one asks this question, because the premise is completely flawed.

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-states-the-most-and-least...

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Re:Among the Tax Bill’s Biggest Losers: High-Income, Blue St... by SmellTheGlove on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @03:53PM (#15855841)
> The counter argument is, why should the rest of the country and generally lower income tax payers be subsidizing the high State taxes, high property taxes, and higher mortgage deductions on your expensive homes?

High tax states tend to pay in more than they see back in benefits.

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Re:Among the Tax Bill’s Biggest Losers: High-Income, Blue St... by SamReidHughes on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @04:19PM (#15856093)
Rich people or corporations that live in high tax states pay that money, and everybody else that lives there doesn't deserve any credit for who their neighbors are.
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