Their scheme to tax the crap out of Its citizenry and get the rest of us to subsidize it is over
That lawsuit is so obviously ridiculous that they’ll need a court of morons to match the 9th Circus to have any chance of winning.
Heh. Remember when we actually respected judges?
I see an easy solution here. Just have the Federal Courts take over the spending and taxing decisions of these four states. Reduce spending and reduce taxes. There, all better now.
Is there a requirement, constitutionally, that the Fed must allow deductions of any kind?
I don’t think so.
The original constitution only allowed income taxes if they were apportioned state by state, and then the states levied their people to come up with that amount of money.
Sounds like New York would do better to repeal the 16th amendment.
I was going to be sarcastic and suggest that maybe the judiciary will start printing up tax tables for the IRS. However,given the mindset of liberal judges I’ll bet they find one that will say Federal taxes passed by Congress must have judicial approval before becoming law.
As sure as I am breathing some Federal Court will pronounce itself the power to regulate taxes, declare the Tax Reform to be unconstitutional, reinstate the prior law and throw our economy into chaos.
If the dems think that is a winning strategy, then I wish them luck.
“Congress is not empowered to tax for those purposes which are within the exclusive province of the States.” Justice John Marshall, Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824.
"The smart crooks long ago figured out that getting themselves elected to federal office to make unconstitutional tax laws to fill their pockets is a much easier way to make a living than robbing banks." —me
"Federal career lawmakers probably laugh all the way to the bank to deposit bribes for putting loopholes for the rich and corporations in tax appropriations laws, Congress actually not having the express constitutional authority to make most appropriations laws where domestic policy is concerned. Such laws are based on stolen state powers and uniquely associated stolen state revenues." —me
The Gibbons v. Ogden excerpt above needs to be printed at the top of the new postcard sized federal tax return.
Note that the congressional record shows that constitutional lawmaker Rep. John Bingham had clarified that the Founding States had left the care of the people to the states, not the federal government.
”... the care of the property, the liberty, and the life of the citizen, under the solemn sanction of an oath imposed by your Federal Constitution, is in the States, and not in the Federal Government [emphases added].” —Rep. John Bingham, Congressional Globe, 1866. (See about middle of 3rd column.)
We need to get rid of the 16th and 17th Amendments.
The SALT deduction is not eliminated. The Feds adjusted the rate on a fed tax. They’re allowed to do that.