"Childish"?
How in the heck do I deserve that moniker?
By objecting to my Federal taxes being jacked up by thousands of dollars?
Come on.
This isn't a "first" step for me and millions of others who are going to be getting the shaft. Once this horrible is signed by Trump - that's it. There will be no more "tweaks" or "improvements" down the line. They won't even want to contemplate it. Ryan and McConnell needed to jam this through before more people realized how much it screwed them.
I am sorry I can't do little raise the roof or fist pumps in celebration of getting soaked by Washington.
Let me ask you this: some Freepers have posted that the elimination of the deduction for medical expenses is going to cause ruin and immense suffering for their parents or for those who are caring for a sick family member.
Do you want them to pump their fists in happiness over this bill too?
“How in the heck do I deserve that moniker?
By objecting to my Federal taxes being jacked up by thousands of dollars?”
Because you’re someone who is thinking only of himself. I don’t know why you think this is going to be a negative for you, particularly since there isn’t a finished product for us to plug into our personal circumstances. I’ve been watching the “very early” news broadcasts ( it’s just after 4 a.m. here) and all I am seeing is optimism that what’s been done, while by no means perfect, is a step in the right direction. So while I’m sorry you think this is going to “screw” you, evidently people think that when it’s in final form, it will benefit the bulk of taxpayers.
The problem with taxation in recent years, is that it was full of carve outs to “take care” of everybody’s individual circumstances ( or at least a long list of categories) and maybe, just maybe, you’ve been getting a free ride under the old system and perhaps should be paying more.
We should switch to a small flat tax (e.g., 10%), forget about revenue neutrality, remove withholding, and remove *every* deduction. 10%, period.