[nbenyo]

No NY, NJ, CA or IL republicans can vote for it, because it ends deductibility of state taxes.
That is political suicide in those states.

Ending deductibility of medical expenses is a problem also. This will hit me hard and I am urging my reps to preserve this or vote NO.

[Windflier]

No NY, NJ, CA or IL republicans can vote for it, because it ends deductibility of state taxes. That is political suicide in those states.

Thanks for the info. I haven't yet read the details of the plan.

I agree with your take on the political costs to some Republican legislators. Non-deductibility of state income taxes is literally a poison pill for them, and they're not about to swallow it.

I've got to ask, though, whose bright idea was it to strike that deduction in the first place? That's a deal breaker for voters on both sides of the aisle. Bad idea, which ought to be removed from the bill.