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“WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From Pataskala, Ohio, to Conroe, Texas, local government leaders worry that if Republican tax-overhaul plans moving through the U.S. Congress become law, it will be harder for them to pave streets, put out fires, fight crime and pay teachers.”

Here we go. The conservatives have started something the taxpayers may need, so the libs try to demonize it.

The main goal of the House’s “Tax Cut and Jobs Act” is to lower taxes on companies in an effort to make them more competitive and discourage them from moving abroad. The bill reduces the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent and the rate for pass-through businesses down to 25 percent (with some restrictions). Many families would also pay less.

This leads to really stupid statements like Emily Brock, a director at the Government Finance Officers Association, said if SALT deductions were killed by Congress, voters could revolt. “Can you blame an individual taxpayer?” she asked. “They try to minimize their individual tax liability.” What? You are saying the individual taxpayer will be upset over keeping more of their money? You’re an idiot. “Maintaining the deduction encourages government overspending and taxation,” argues the American Legislative Exchange Council, a nonprofit group of conservative state legislators and private activists. Various other groups are fighting on Capitol Hill to defend the SALT deduction, such as the National Association of Realtors and the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

When the local people, those brought in and lined up by the libs, start to talk nonsense about things they have done themselves to establish their claims, then it all becomes deja vu. If you can’t impress them with facts, baffle them with BS. Pass the bill, make jobs get everyone working, economy flourishes. Basic.

rwood