I.R.S. Warns States Not to Circumvent State and Local Tax Cap

Re:I.R.S. Warns States Not to Circumvent State and Local Tax... by dahdum on Thursday May 24, 2018 @12:00AM (#17140988)

I don't understand what you're arguing for here, why should affluent CA/NY/CT tax payers receive a tax break paid for by everyone else? How would you argue for the SALT deduction if it never existed in the first place?

I also don't see why it's a problem that some states are donors, they have more to give. Federal spending should be progressive, otherwise it simply drives more inequality.

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Re:I.R.S. Warns States Not to Circumvent State and Local Tax... by JumpCrisscross on Thursday May 24, 2018 @12:12AM (#17141031)

I won't argue for SALT per se. I do have an issue with the political logic the Congress used in singling out Democratic states. Furthermore, the bill as a whole was regressive. Arguing for the progressive lifting of a specific subsidy, within the general context of a regressive bill that increases interstate subsidies, is hypocrisy. So is requiring food stamp recipients to undergo a battery of expensive tests while their analogs at governmental level get increased handouts.

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Re:I.R.S. Warns States Not to Circumvent State and Local Tax... by dahdum on Thursday May 24, 2018 @12:27AM (#17141090)

I don't think I'm being hypocritical for defending a good policy in a bad bill.

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Re:I.R.S. Warns States Not to Circumvent State and Local Tax... by JumpCrisscross on Thursday May 24, 2018 @01:00AM (#17141217)

Quite fair--my apologies.

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