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Re:Lyft lays off 17% of workforce, furloughs hundreds more by adrr on Thursday April 30, 2020 @08:06AM (#23029940)
I don't think you understand that article or how the new tax bill ripped off a million Californians by making them pay tens of thousands extra in taxes. I paid an extra $30k in taxes this year because of that bill. Only being able to deduct $10k taxes made Californias pay more federal taxes. We didn't get anything in return. Thanks for making my point how California pays for everyone else but get nothing in return.

Also for 4 of the 5 top employers in Texas are oil companies. Oil production is subsidized by the feds. Texas is a taker. They also will all go bankrupt unless bailed out with California tax money.

Re:Lyft lays off 17% of workforce, furloughs hundreds more by diebeforei485 on Thursday April 30, 2020 @02:04PM (#23033957)
Any tax break being taken away makes people feel like they're paying "extra" with nothing new in return.

There is no reason for people in other states to subsidize your California state tax payments with a federal tax break.

Re:Lyft lays off 17% of workforce, furloughs hundreds more by alkibiades on Friday May 01, 2020 @12:46AM (#23039223)
why should you have gotten a federal tax break in the first place just because your state decided to have high taxes?

maybe think before electing politicians who raise them if youre upset