[Oldeconomybuyer]

> The real answer is to move away from high tax states, mostly run by dems <

The purpose of tax policy is to fund the necessary and proper functions of government. Of course that’s not what the progressive GOPe is doing. The reason Paul Ryan constantly refers to the “average taxpayer” getting a tax break is because he cannot say ALL taxpayers will have their taxes cut. That’s picking winners and losers.

This isn’t about high tax states or low tax states. It’s about tax relief for ALL INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS.

[palmer]

The most important objective of the current tax cut is to grow the economy. The fact that a few people in high tax states won't be able to deduct all of their local taxes is not going to substantially change economic growth. The fact that corporations will deduct all of their taxes is somewhat hypocritical (of me and the bill supporters). However business tax and income predictability is a strong driver for the economy.

I just don't get the insistence on ALL taxpayers getting a cut. I certainly won't get a cut since VA income tax is my largest deduction. But I am looking at the big picture and the greater good.