[DiogenesLamp]

You’re arguing for raising taxes on upper middle class in California. Many are Republicans. When did the GOP and FR become supporters of raising taxes on private citizens? I thought Democrats were the tax-raisers

Let's get this straight. This isn't a direct increase in taxes. It is the elimination of State Taxes as a deduction.

I think as a strategy, it puts more pain into the equation for those who tolerate Liberal state tax policies. Make high taxes hurt those people living in Liberal states, and they will start clamoring to get state taxes under control.

I think this serves the interest of fiscal conservatism in the long run. Making more people hate taxes is the best way to get rid of them.

If our people had made the worst aspects of Obamacare happen right away instead of trying to reduce it's impact, it would already be gone.

[WilliamIII]

Making people pay more taxes isn’t a tax increase, right. You’d make a good Democrat propagandist

[Mariner]

“I think as a strategy, it puts more pain into the equation for those who tolerate Liberal state tax policies.”

It also puts more pain into the equation for those who tolerate the Republicans that raised their taxes.