You chose to live in a state with high taxes. It’s your choice to live where you want.
but why should you get special treatment with extra deductions on your federal income taxes, that the rest of the country doesn’t get, because they live in conservative states?
Because it isn’t the damned federal governments money that’s why!!!!
If I were like you, I could just as easily ask: 1)Why should people with huge families get a deduction 2) Why should people who take out a mortgage get a deduction 3) Why should those who are very ill, get to deduct their medical costs 4) Why should people who were stupid enough to take out huge student loans get to deduct the interest 5) Why should people who adopt get a deduction 6) Why should anyone paying alimony get to deduct it 7) and on and and on and on?
The SALT deductions are over 100 years old and are still worth keeping intacted!
Yes, I chose to live here and when we moved here, there was NO state income tax! So I didn't have that deduction then; now I do.
Again with the "move" crap?
Okay...why should I move to some nasty hellhole, where I don't know anyone nor have any family?
Why should ANYONE "have to move" because the Congress has decided to pull a huge tax INCREASE ?
And just because one lives in a "conservative state" doesn't preclude them having to pay large property taxes...which are now either capped or disallowed, depending on if you look at the Senate of House Bills!
Deductions for SALT isn't "harming" you nor anyone else!
You must also yearn to "soak the rich"; you little COMMIE, you!