Kansas next door cut their taxes six or seven years ago with the usual promise that it will bring jobs and actually raise revenue. The result has been six straight years of revenue not coming close to projections and cuts to roads, schools, public safety, Medicaid, and everything else that could be cut. Last election the conservatives in the legislature lost in a landslide and something like 20 or 25 of the tax cut supporters were primaried or lost in the general.
That's the universe we live in. Your article is talking about the same kind of cuts that Kansas went through. And it will probably result in the same outcome - Republican losses in the legislature and governorships. Is that what you're looking for?
I do understand your comments about Kansas. I really do.
Nonetheless, my statement “Getting rid of the deduction will put pressure on these states to LOWER their taxes” is most likely true.
States with high state/local taxes will feel pressure to lower their taxes from their residents. In the end, the residents will get to decide, do they want lower taxes (with cuts to services) or do they want higher taxes (with more services).
The people of Kansas voted out “tax cut supporters”. It is their right. In doing so, they can have higher taxes with more services if they want them. Each state gets to decide.