It’s not $2,000 per personal exemption (including parents *and* kids).
The exemption in 2016 was $4,050 per person. For a couple with two kids, that’s $16,200.
AND . . . personal exemptions are in addition to your deductions (standard or itemized).
This is huge hit for typical families.
I remain unconvinced this is going to go south on the middle-class. It may, and if it does, I’ll oppose it.
Hang in there. We’ve seen the media game us at every turn this year.