Isnt the new Trump tax law is excessively cruel to Blue states (compare, economy)

[travis t]

Let's not forget who was the architect for Trump: Gary Cohn, former Goldman-Sachs exec, Hillary supporter, and a life-long registered Democrat from NYC.

Cohn actually wanted to resign after the Charlottesville dustup, but Trump persuaded him to stay on until tax reform was done, as he was the architect. He did so, then resigned soon after that.

[T-310]

Originally Posted by slo1318

Blue states love taxes, they're fine

Then they are brain dead.

[McGowdog]

Originally Posted by rebeldor

All taxation is armed robbery.

You really don't seem to lime taxation. We don't necessarily love it neither.

I wish I was a trust fund baby with hot and cold running women.

[Rakin]

Originally Posted by slo1318

Blue states love taxes, they're fine

It's like Sanctuary cities and not wanting any illegals...

They love to say they do until they have to actually pay more. Than not so much.

They should be happy, more illegals and higher taxes.

[Quick Enough]

Originally Posted by Hopelesscause

I admit that the new tax law did affect me badly in some ways, but nothing compared to the way that it did my friends in California. My best friend didn’t even want to talk about it when I asked him. He said that it was the FIRST time that he ever OWED $ back. It seems to me that it hit them like a sudden earthquake. Then, I recalled the way that Reagan instituted his Tax Reform back in 1986. I was only in my 20s then, but remember that the estate tax was raised GRADUALLY from $600,000 to higher amounts over time. The credit card debt went from a 100% deduction GRADUALLY to lower deductible percentages each year. Bottom line, it gave taxpayers some time to prepare! The way in which these tax increases were rolled out seems too sudden and like simple retribution. No matter what, we are all still Americans whether we live in a blue or red state. I think that Reagan understood that regardless of his other faults.

In addition, I understand that the $10000 SALT limit will NOT increase with inflation (home price appreciation and tax increases). That also puts an additional TAX INCREASE over time for those ppl.

"Inst the new Trump tax law is excessively cruel to Blue states?"

NO! It is the HIGH LOCAL TAXES that are is excessively cruel to Blue states.

You want to change things, then get the LOCAL politicians to LOWER the very HIGH property taxes.


Trump has nothing to do with them.

[Quick Enough]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

the 10k limit on the salt taxes is a reasonable limit (sure they could have made it 15k)


my property tax (as a New Yorker) is 13k..I still can write off 10k of that

Heck, MD had a "rain" tax.

[Quick Enough]

Originally Posted by rebeldor

All taxation is armed robbery.

I'd bet you just copy and paste this so you wont have to type ALL the times you use it in almost every thread!

[RMESMH]

Originally Posted by EDnurse

No.

If a couple’s deductions don’t go over 24K, you can’t deduct interest and taxes. What’s the point of owning a house then?

^^^^^ May encourage some people to 'manipulate the system a bit' by buying a house together, but not getting married.

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by ohhwanderlust

If anything, conservatives should clamour for lower federal taxes for states that take the reins, as a way to encourage what the founding fathers intended - shifting to self-governing states rather than a monolith federal government.

Bahahahaha, if you are going to support lowering federal taxes I'm all aboard but that has to be done across the board.



Your state can take the reins increasing state taxes all it wants.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by stburr91

Yes, the OP is blaming the wrong government officials.

The blue states are the ones taxing their constituents to death, not the federal government.