BTW..do you have a mortgage?
I don't, so WHY should I* have to pay for yours?
Why are you whining about SALT if you don’t have a mortgage? Yes I have a mortgage interest amount higher than the current standard deduction for a married couple even before state/local/property. I pay more in state income tax than the standard deduction excluding property tax and mortgage interest. But unless you assume really dumb stuff...like the 25% rate starts half way through the current 15% and the 35% rate starts about the 28%, I still come out ahead, as will nearly everyone but those with massive state, local, AND massive mortgages. I paid $60k in taxes last year in total. This year will be ~$80k and next year will be over $100k at all levels.