It is high time to eliminate the deduction for state taxes. If Californians want parks at every corner, free aid to illegal aliens, free health care for all, that’s just great. Power to them.
They just cannot forgo their rightful US taxes because they have elected to spend high taxes in their state. Those of us in poor flyover country states struggle to keep our schools open, but tax ourselves less and don’t benefit by a big deduction for state taxes. That’s fine. Just don’t have us pick up California’s tab.
You could deduct sales taxes in lieu. But none of it matters if you don’t have enough total deductions to merit a schedule A.