Yep, this was the point of my post. I know there will be a lot of pissed off Californians because of this. I should be one of them as I’m also an itemized tax filer and this is likely to impact us too.
However, we really should be turning our anger to the fools in Sacramento who think our money grows on trees that they can pluck at their will. Because of these deductions, they’ve been able to mask how bad their spending policies are and how out of control they really are.
We need to shine a light on this! Sacramento needs to be cleaned out.
Two areas where residents of low tax states subsidize Californians through the deduction of state and local taxes. Both are POLICY choices adopted by officeholders Californians voted for:
1. Union labor used in residential construction makes housing (and thus mortgages) more expensive than it would otherwise be.
2. Overpaying state and local government employee drones through union negotiated contracts raises taxes.
Thus, Californians’ chose to let unions (both private and government) force higher taxes. I can’t vote in California, but some here want me to pay for the costs incurred. No thanks.