That's because the tax law eliminates or caps most of our deductions.
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“That’s because the tax law eliminates or caps most of our deductions”
exactly! and makes any cuts for individuals temporary; reduces the not quite doubled standard deduction by eliminating the $4050 personal exemption and the $1250 exemption for those over 65; and adjusts the tax rate by the chained CPI; thus, further deflating the regular CPI inflation adjustment for your tax rate categories, and eliminates the deduction for those who use a tax preparer. it’s also interesting if you look at the tax rate category reductions, and see whom got the biggest cuts.