As GOP Looks to Eliminate State Tax Deduction, New Jersey Democrat Wavers on Millionaires Tax

The Daily Signal ^ | November 20, 2017 | Rachel del Guidice

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I don’t see the sense in not providing deductions for local/state taxes. Why pay taxes of taxes? It’s a robbing Peter to pay Paul type setup.

Perhaps the better question is, why should people from other States subsidize those who live in high tax States? It's just a shuffling that actually requires Federal taxes to be higher to "make up for" what States are taking from paychecks.

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“Perhaps the better question is, why should people from other States subsidize those who live in high tax States? It’s just a shuffling that actually requires Federal taxes to be higher to “make up for” what States are taking from paychecks.”
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Either way, it doesn’t make much sense - if it (making local taxes non-deductible) is based on the convoluted idea that it will force localities to lower their taxes.

Cutting the funds the Fed actually hands out to the states is a different and good thing, e.g. the ongoing problem with “sanctuary cities”:

Localities that refuse to comply with Federal law shouldn’t get Fed funding. If a locality wants to fund foreign criminals rather than it’s citizens, let ‘em pay for it in lost Fed money, court costs, criminal prosecution of the enablers and forcible deportation of the illegals. In fact, they should be charged for the cost of the Fed gov having to enforce long-standing law against their will.