Hasn't it always been this way? The first year of the Reagan Tax cuts was the first year I ever had to write a check to the IRS. There was a small cut in my bracket but we lost all interest deductions except for our mortgage. I couldn't deduct charge card, credit card or car loan interest anymore. With Bush's tax cut I became subject to the Marriage Penalty...again I paid more.
I'm still a big supporter of Reagan's cuts because they lit the economy on fire.