It seems that congress is considering eliminating the personal income tax deductions for state and local taxes.
That would cause citizen involvement to lower local taxes.
Maybe that is a good idea.
We deserve better
Brutus
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City of El Paso debt=$2,670,400,000, county and school district debt=$1,600,000,000. Total $4.27 billion. Your share $19,350
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It will result in taxation upon taxation and it sure will not lower federal spending a dime.
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I will take a tax cut anytime and have personal income to spend or not…the problem is :
To control spending is under the the local, state and federal government.
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Corporations get to keep all their deductions, including for state and local taxes. Individuals are losing theirs. They even took away the $250 deduction teachers can claim if they purchase supplies out of their own pockets. Notice a pattern here? Congress, like our local government, is catering to businesses and special interests at the expense of individuals.
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The tax plan — which is not going to pass anyway — would double the standard deduction so the $250 supply deduction would not even be necessary. A $20,000 deduction on your taxes would benefit 90% of all El Pasoans.
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